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Tan-yr-Yw

A Grade II Listed Building in Trefriw, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.152 / 53°9'7"N

Longitude: -3.8242 / 3°49'27"W

OS Eastings: 278107

OS Northings: 363211

OS Grid: SH781632

Mapcode National: GBR 63.5FJQ

Mapcode Global: WH65X.716D

Plus Code: 9C5R552G+R8

Entry Name: Tan-yr-Yw

Listing Date: 13 October 1966

Last Amended: 30 May 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3223

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300003223

Location: On the street line, opposite the church of St. Mary.

County: Conwy

Town: Trefriw

Community: Trefriw

Community: Trefriw

Built-Up Area: Trefriw

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Late C17 cottage, substantially rebuilt in the early C19. The birthplace and home of Dafydd Jones (1708-85), bard, printer and collector of early Welsh manuscripts, who set up his printing press here before transferring it to Pwll-Isaf. He was also one of the founder members of the Honourable Society of Cymrodorion.

Exterior

2-storey cottage of roughcast rubble with modern slate roof and plain end chimneys. Near-symmetrical 2 window front with recessed, C20 boarded and studded door to central entrance. 12-pane C19 recessed sash windows and to the R, between ground and first- floor levels, a recessed slate plaque with Welsh commemorative inscription.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of survey (January 1996), though is said to retain a beamed ceiling and inglenook fireplace to the principal ground floor room, as well as a post-and-panel partition.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its well preserved early C19 facade and for its historic and literary associations.

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