Garden house at Min y Twr, Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2372 / 53°14'13"N

Longitude: -4.1492 / 4°8'56"W

OS Eastings: 256662

OS Northings: 373284

OS Grid: SH566732

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.00KW

Mapcode Global: WH541.7WGP

Plus Code: 9C5Q6VP2+V8

Entry Name: Garden house at Min y Twr

Listing Date: 28 May 2003

Last Amended: 28 May 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81135

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300081135

Location: Within the private grounds of Min y Twr, in an elevated location above the NW side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Cwm Cadnant

Locality: Glyn Garth

Built-Up Area: Menai Bridge

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Early C19, probably contemporary with the rebuilding of Craig-y-Don. The garden house, and the adjacent tower and walls were built within the grounds of Craig-y-Don, recorded in the Tithe Apportionment of the parish, 1845, as owned and occupied by Thomas Peers Williams Esq.

Exterior

Single storey garden house, built of local rubble masonry, roughly coursed and with massive stones as quoins; flat roof of massive sheets of slate behind a shallow parapet somewhat offset above coved pseudo machicolations. The plan of the building is irregular, the entrance in a rectangular block to NE, a single window to L and another in an advanced rectangular bay to R; at SW end the building curves round to form a circular viewing room, with windows overlooking the Menai Straits. The doorway is round headed, and the windows are narrow pointed lights with slate sills.

Interior

The walls are rendered with ashlar scoring, now in somewhat ruinous state. Tiled floor with single step up to circular viewing room. There is a small rectangular hearth within a fireplace at the NE end, with flanking tiled alcoves.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved early C18 garden house in a Gothic style which matches several other buildings along the Anglesey coast between Cadnant and Beaumaris; an integral component part of planned gardens within the grounds of an extensive estate.

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II Milestone below Min y Twr
Set alongside the SE of the A545 Beaumais Road out of Menai Bridge towards Beaumaris; opposite the S entrance to Min y Twr.
II Tower and walls at Min y Twr
Within the private grounds of Min y Twr, in an elevated location above the NW side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge.
II Craig-y-Don
Situated in its own grounds sloping down towards the Menai Straits; set back from the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road, along which run the boundary walls. Prominent entry beside lodge, tree-lined
II Coachhouse at Craig-y-Don
Set back from the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road, the coachhouse is located to SW of the house and close to the water’s edge; reached by the same drive.
II Boat-house at Craig-y-Don
Set back from the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road. The boat-house is located at the foreshore of the Menai Straits to SW of the coach-house and stables.
II Lodge at Craig-y-Don
Set at the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road at the entry to the drive to Craig y Don above and to the NE of the house.
II* Plas Rhianfa
Set back from the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge towards Beaumaris.
II Gate-house, with gate-piers and retaining wall to courtyard, Plas Rhianfa
Set back from the SE side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge towards Beaumaris.

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Garden house at Min y Twr

A Grade II Listed Building in Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey