Dower House at Bryn Mawr, Dolgellau, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7307 / 52°43'50"N

Longitude: -3.8842 / 3°53'2"W

OS Eastings: 272866

OS Northings: 316445

OS Grid: SH728164

Mapcode National: GBR 91.108Z

Mapcode Global: WH56P.9MNG

Plus Code: 9C4RP4J8+78

Entry Name: Dower House at Bryn Mawr

Listing Date: 19 June 1990

Last Amended: 19 June 1990

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5138

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300005138

Location: Situated immediately in front of the farmhouse and parallel to it.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Dolgellau

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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History

Early Cl7.

Exterior

Single storey, lofted dower house or Tyddyn-y-Traian (Jointure-House). Currently used for agricultural purposes. Originally direct entry with hall to S, service rooms to N. Coursed rubble masonry, boulder foundation. Steeply pitched quarry slate roof, simple ovolo eaves cornice, close verges. Stack removed from right end.
Window to left doorways to centre and right, that to right formerly window; plank doors, stone lintels. Blocked loft window to right on N gable end.
Window to left on rear elevation, partly blocked, stone lintel.

Late Cl9, three bay cowhouse adjoins to S. Rubble masonry, slate roof. Central doorway, doorhead at eaves, plank split door. Vent slits to end bay. Pitching door to gable end. Tie beam and collar beam trusses, bolted.

Interior

Stop chamfered transverse ceiling beams. Broad bressumer with broach stops to chamfer. Rubble cross wall inserted to S of original entry. Small fireplace to loft. 2 through purlin collared trusses, original purlins.

Reasons for Listing

Important group value of dower house with farmhouse.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cowhouse to S. of Bryn Mawr
Situated immediately in front of the farmhouse and parallel to it.
II Bryn Mawr Farmhouse
Situated on steeply rising ground below a rocky knoll and reached by a farm track some l.5 km from the junction with the Cregennan Road.
II Field Barn at Bryn Mawr
Situated alongside a bend in the farm track 150m NE of the farmhouse.
II Field Barn at Bryn Mawr
Situated across a stream 50m E of the farm track 200 metres NE of the farmhouse.
II Glanarran Cottages
On the street line stepped down from Glan Arran adjoining at the upper end of South Street.
II Plas-y-Brithdir Farmhouse
Situated on rising ground overlooking the eastern part of the town, alongside the road before it crosses the River Arran.
II Glanarran Cottages
On the street line stepped down from Glan Arran adjoining at the upper end of South Street.
II Cartshed with Granary at Plas-y-Brithdir
Adjoining farmhouse to E alongside the road.

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Dower House at Bryn Mawr

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd