History

Built l9l3 by Thomas Alwyn Lloyd for Lord Davies of Llandinam; a detached pair forming part of a Garden Village development.

Exterior

These houses are at the SW corner at right angles to the entrance into the main U-shaped group of houses. Y Gorlan is entered from the main road and Craigwen from the garden village road.

2-storey, 2 2 window rendered front, Y Gorlan emphasised by being advanced and with twin gables. Slate roof, wide boarded and slightly swept eaves and dark brick chimney stacks. All top opening small pane casements are retained with shallow hoods. The windows are 3 and 4-light except for splayed ground floor bays to either end. Round arched entries to l-window gable ends with doors set in splayed recesses; Craigwen retains original small pane window above. YáGorlan has lean-to at rear and Craigwen has gabled cross range retaining original windows to lst floor; the roof is dog-legged to either side of this with small pane glazed flat roof dormers. Craigwen also has a lean-to rear porch.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Nos l and 2.

Listed as an especially well preserved Welsh example of the early C20 Garden City Movement.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29487390

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)