History

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.

Exterior

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).

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29483392

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