Rooney Adams Antiques, Pwllheli, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8895 / 52°53'22"N

Longitude: -4.4163 / 4°24'58"W

OS Eastings: 237531

OS Northings: 335183

OS Grid: SH375351

Mapcode National: GBR 5B.Q1NW

Mapcode Global: WH44J.4M8Q

Plus Code: 9C4QVHQM+QF

Entry Name: Rooney Adams Antiques

Listing Date: 28 July 1989

Last Amended: 28 July 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4571

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300004571

Location: Opposite the Old Town Hall on the corner of the lane leading to the car park and St Tudwals Terrace.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Pwllheli

Built-Up Area: Pwllheli

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Ca 1800 late Georgian

Exterior

3-storey, 2-window coursed rubble front with slate roof and pebbledash stack to right hand gable end. 9 and 12 pane sash windows, with slate lintels to 1st floor. Good Victorian shop front with fluted fascia end brackets, ramped fascia, bracket cornice and end pilasters; brick stallriser. 18 pane shop window to right, window inserted into former central doorway and two doorways to left, that to the shop is in simple Art Nouveau style. Later cross range to left and oriel window with marginal glazing bars.

Interior

Interior has beamed ceilings and stone flagged floors. In large cellars the former holding cell, for the Old Town Hall opposite, is retained with the indented marks of 3 seats clearly definable. Segmental arch brick vaulted chamber may represent the end of a former underground passage connecting with the Old Town Hall and Gaol.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

External Links

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Rooney Adams Antiques

A Grade II Listed Building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd