History

Regency house built c1830 as part of a speculative development of the village on this side of the river by the Sygun estate on its Perthi Farm property. This development, to which the earliest of the C19 buildings in the village belong, was intended to serve the increasing numbers of tourists who were coming to Snowdonia in the second quarter of the century. The building was used as a bookshop and circulating library, managed by the bard Richard Jones Owen ('Glaslyn', 1830-1909). In 1879 it became the Colwyn Temperance Hotel.

Exterior

Three-bay, 3-storey house of second-quarter C19 date; of squared and coursed stone blocks with slate roof. Asymmetrical facade with central entrance to ground floor; modern small-pane glazed door. Modern small-pane casement windows to original openings, with flush slate lintels and slate sills.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as an ambitiously-conceived village house retaining much original character, within an unusual speculative development for the early tourist market.

Group value with other items in the main street in Beddgelert.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29483529

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)