Latitude: 53.2539 / 53°15'13"N
Longitude: -3.9722 / 3°58'19"W
OS Eastings: 268524
OS Northings: 374798
OS Grid: SH685747
Mapcode National: GBR 0ZPT.T9
Mapcode Global: WH543.YGNW
Plus Code: 9C5R723H+G4
Entry Name: Acorn Cottage
Listing Date: 14 April 1992
Last Amended: 14 April 1992
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3546
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300003546
Location: 19 The Close
County: Conwy
Community: Llanfairfechan
Community: Llanfairfechan
Built-Up Area: Llanfairfechan
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: Cottage
Built 1940. 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. Central chimney in red-brown brick.Cross gable to L has 2-light small pane casement window on first floor, and on ground floor, pair of small pane casements and small round-headed window. To R, porch under roof slope, and 3-light small-pane casement window.
Dormer in L roof slope of cross gable (addition).
House extended to L (single-storey) to join garage. Garage an addition in matching materials (hipped slate roof and roughcast walls). To R (S), paired gables (each with small-pane window) above ground floor bay (addition).
Listed for group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
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