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Latitude: 53.2538 / 53°15'13"N
Longitude: -3.973 / 3°58'22"W
OS Eastings: 268467
OS Northings: 374794
OS Grid: SH684747
Mapcode National: GBR 0ZPT.N9
Mapcode Global: WH543.YG7X
Plus Code: 9C5R723G+GQ
Entry Name: Ael y Gwynt
Listing Date: 14 April 1992
Last Amended: 14 April 1992
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3545
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300003545
Location: 18 The Close
County: Conwy
Community: Llanfairfechan
Community: Llanfairfechan
Built-Up Area: Llanfairfechan
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: House
Built c1936. 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, instigated by H L North, outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales. 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 grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Two chimney groups in red brown brick set on ridge, each with taller chimney and pair of lower stacks; all stacks discharge to sides and covered by miniature slated roofs.
Elevation facing The Close has cross gable to each end with outer slope to R sweeping down to ground floor, and outer slope to L sweeping almost down to ground level. Each gable has on first floor, pair of narrow small pane metal casement windows. Gabled and slated porch get asymmetrically to R with L roof slope aligned with that of R cross gable; Gothic arch to porch and to entrance doorway behind which has original door with lozenge shaped window. To R of porch, group of 3 windows. Above and to L of porch, small pane metal casement window at eaves where roof sweeps down between gables. To L of porch, group of 5 small round headed windows.
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