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Penlan House (Mathan House)

A Grade II Listed Building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8893 / 52°53'21"N

Longitude: -4.4168 / 4°25'0"W

OS Eastings: 237499

OS Northings: 335167

OS Grid: SH374351

Mapcode National: GBR 5B.Q1JK

Mapcode Global: WH44J.4M1T

Plus Code: 9C4QVHQM+P7

Entry Name: Penlan House (Mathan House)

Listing Date: 28 July 1989

Last Amended: 28 July 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4565

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300004565

Location: To left of the Old Town Hall; Market Square to rear.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Pwllheli

Community: Pwllheli

Built-Up Area: Pwllheli

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Late C17/early C18; once the Eagles PH.

Exterior

2-storey group with scribed rendered fronts, 2-window to No 11, 1 window to No 13 and 3-window to No 15. Slate roofs, renewed to No 15; very tall stone chimney stacks to Nos 11 and 13, one with a stock brick flue; low pebbledashed stack to No 15; boarded eaves. Sash windows to 1st floor, 4-pane to Nos 11 and 13. Modern shop fronts; 6-panel door with splayed entrance to No 11. No 15 has modern glazed door at extreme right end and to splayed corner entrance with two cast iron pillars; shop front overlaps corner.

Pebbledash left end with modern window and chimney stack to rear. Slate roofed, 2-storey and attic cross range to rear, with splayed corner, facing Market Square. The gable at rear of No 15 has 4-pane attic window, otherwise modernised.

Largely modernised interior but retains original roof structure with chamfered purlins. Dog-leg stairs, the lower part of which is boarded in; turned balusters further up. Some panelled doors.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II NO.13 Penlan House, Gwynedd
    To left of the Old Town Hall; Market Square to rear.
  • II Brian Hughes
    Almost at right angles to the Old Town Hall, formed out of cross angles to the rear or Mathan House.
  • II Siop Gwilym
    Almost at right angles to the Old Town Hall, formed out of cross angles to the rear or Mathan House.
  • II NO.11 Penlan House, Gwynedd
    To left of the Old Town Hall; Market Square to rear.
  • II NO.5 Market Square, Gwynedd
    On the SW side of this trapezoidal former Market area; detached group.
  • II Pillar Box
    In front of the Town Hall, to left of the main entrance.
  • II Old Town Hall
    Set into the curve of the street with similar elevation to Market Square.
  • II Town Hall
    At the corner with Market Square, midway along the street.

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