28, High Street, Walled town, Caernarfon, GWYNEDD, LL55 1RH, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1407 / 53°8'26"N

Longitude: -4.2762 / 4°16'34"W

OS Eastings: 247844

OS Northings: 362811

OS Grid: SH478628

Mapcode National: GBR 5H.65QS

Mapcode Global: WH43F.8BZ4

Plus Code: 9C5Q4PRF+7G

Entry Name: 28, High Street, Walled town, Caernarfon, GWYNEDD, LL55 1RH

Listing Date: 29 May 1968

Last Amended: 3 May 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3876

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300003876

Location: In a row of frontages midway along the street.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Caernarfon

Locality: Walled town

Built-Up Area: Caernarfon

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

A late C18 or early C19 shop shown on the 1834 town map. It was a temperance house in 1883 and a confectioner's by 1895.

Exterior

Georgian house and shop, brick with rusticated quoins and slate roof. 3 story, 3 window range. The lower storey has a shallow bowed shop front with openings framed by fluted pilasters, plain fascia and moulded cornice. It's recessed central half-lit panelled door has a hinged overlight. To the R and L are 2-light windows above stallboards boarded over, possibly concealing cellar openings. At the R end is a round-headed doorway with radial overlight and a recessed panelled door incorporating fielded panels. The middle and upper storeys have keyed wedge lintels to hornless sashes which are 12-pane in the middle storey and 9-pane above, except the upper centre window which is blind.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its retention of early C19 Georgian character, including an especially well-preserved and finely detailed early C19 shop front, and for its contribution to the historic integrity of the walled town.

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28, High Street, Walled town, Caernarfon, GWYNEDD, LL55 1RH

A Grade II Listed Building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd