Aber Ferry House, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1388 / 53°8'19"N

Longitude: -4.2798 / 4°16'47"W

OS Eastings: 247593

OS Northings: 362616

OS Grid: SH475626

Mapcode National: GBR 5H.6BTM

Mapcode Global: WH43F.7C7J

Plus Code: 9C5Q4PQC+G3

Entry Name: Aber Ferry House

Listing Date: 31 March 1983

Last Amended: 3 May 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3818

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300003818

Location: Set back from the road and prominently sited opposite Aber Bridge.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Caernarfon

Locality: Coed Helen

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Built in 1822 (date on building) in conjunction with the ferry crossing the Afon Seiont between Coed Helen and Caernarfon Castle, and shown on the 1841 Tithe map.

Exterior

A castellated single-storey double-fronted ferry house of coursed dressed stone with diagonal buttresses, and a hipped slate roof behind an embattled parapet with stone stack to the L. A shallow splayed central porch has diagonal buttresses and has a replaced door and pointed overlight. Windows R and L have pointed heads with hood moulds and are replaced with casement windows. The R end wall has a single window similar to the front, with metal-framed casement. It is flanked by recessed shields bearing the date 1822 on the R, while the L bears the monogram 'RT' and is inscribed 'the greatest drown'. Stone steps descend to a basement with 2 blocked openings. The L side wall has an inserted window to the L of the stack. A single-storey rear projection is rendered.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a small castellated house retaining early character and for its contribution to the setting of Caernarfon Castle.

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Aber Ferry House

A Grade II Listed Building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd