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Latitude: 53.2535 / 53°15'12"N
Longitude: -3.973 / 3°58'22"W
OS Eastings: 268469
OS Northings: 374759
OS Grid: SH684747
Mapcode National: GBR 0ZPT.NF
Mapcode Global: WH543.YH84
Plus Code: 9C5R723G+9R
Entry Name: Bryn Ffawydd
Listing Date: 14 April 1992
Last Amended: 14 April 1992
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3544
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300003544
Location: 17 The Close
County: Conwy
Community: Llanfairfechan
Community: Llanfairfechan
Built-Up Area: Llanfairfechan
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: House
Built c1928. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North (1871-1941) and P M Padmore (b 1896)).
The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay-out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of high quality Arts and Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.
Two-storey house . Rough-cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small mainly grey slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Stepped chimneys in brown brick set at ridge.
Elevation facing The Close has cross gable to each end with outer slopes sweeping down to ground floor, each with, on first floor, small-pane metal casement window; on ground floor, 2 smaller windows to L gable and broad to R gable. Roof sweeps down between gables and has large hipped slated dormer with broad small-pane window. Roof overhangs square-headed door and small-pane glazing forming shallow porch. Left elevation has single 4-light small-pane casement window.
At rear SE gable extended in matching materials. NW wall runs up as three narrow windows (dormer-like) under raking roof.
Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
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