We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 53.23 / 53°13'47"N
Longitude: -4.13 / 4°7'48"W
OS Eastings: 257917
OS Northings: 372446
OS Grid: SH579724
Mapcode National: GBR 5P.0K79
Mapcode Global: WH547.J2KN
Plus Code: 9C5Q6VH9+XX
Entry Name: Athroly's (Normal College)
Listing Date: 17 April 1980
Last Amended: 2 August 1988
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3957
Building Class: Education
Also known as: Athroly's (Normal College)
ID on this website: 300003957
Location: At right angles to the road, elevated at the SE end of the upper courtyard; Neuadd Alun immediately to NW.
County: Gwynedd
Community: Bangor
Community: Bangor
Built-Up Area: Bangor
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: University University building
Dated 1910. The Normal College was founded by the British and Foreign School Society to train teachers for non-denominational primary schools. This Building resulted from an expansion begun in 1907 and was built as the Principal’s house. Architect, Henry T Hare of London; contractors Messrs Willcock and Co of Wolverhampton. Arts and Crafts Tudor style; T-plan.
2-storey and attic, 5-bay cement render front to SW. Slate roof with swept boarded eaves and cement render chimney stacks, one off centre. The taller and projecting central bay has hipped roof, crenellated parapet, splayed corners and pedimented pilaster buttresses; 2-windows to 1st floor linked by hoodmoulds and flanking a coat of arms. The main entrance is on the SE return side of this bay; arched headed doorway with dropped keystone and 2-panel door below lettered plaque. Small pane leaded casement windows of various widths. Chimney breasts advanced to gable ends with pronounced kneelers over tapered corner pilasters rising to 1st floor cill level.
The asymmetrical NE elevation resembles those of the hostels with raised central gable over 2-storey bay windows with extended glazing on ground floor. Small outbuildings on NW end with short section of wall terminating at ball finial.
Group value with the neighbouring Normal College buildings.
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
