Penlan Fawr PH, Pwllheli, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8888 / 52°53'19"N

Longitude: -4.4172 / 4°25'1"W

OS Eastings: 237470

OS Northings: 335108

OS Grid: SH374351

Mapcode National: GBR 5B.Q1GK

Mapcode Global: WH44J.3NV7

Plus Code: 9C4QVHQM+G4

Entry Name: Penlan Fawr PH

Listing Date: 28 July 1989

Last Amended: 28 July 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4575

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: Penlan Fawr P.H.,Penlan Street
Penlan Fawr, Pwllheli

ID on this website: 300004575

Location: Set in the slope near the bottom of the street; Cilcoed to right.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Pwllheli

Built-Up Area: Pwllheli

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Pub

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History

Said to have been at some stage a Chapel, School and Dentist’s Surgery. Doctor Johnson stayed here in 1774. Substantially earlier C17

Exterior

2-storey structure with C19 re-windowing and raising of the eaves. 3-bay modern rendered front with unusually prominent 2-storey gabled porch to centre, projecting the full width of the pavement; 1-window to either side; plinth. Slate roof with metal sprockets to eaves and rendered rubble end chimney stacks, also to slightly lower porch roof. Small pane sash windows to 1st floor; leaded-glazed sash bar windows to ground floor. The porch has imitation half-timbering painted onto the upper part of the side walls; probably C19 broad square headed opening to the front with engaged octagonal piers; probably original segmental headed opening at the left hand side. Limewashed rear with adjoining modern extensions.

Interior

The ground floor interior has stone flagged floors and massive stop chamfered beams and joists. The right hand gable has a deep fireplace with similarly detailed cambered lintel. Contemporary roof trusses with some collars removed to provide attic accommodation. Some close studding to partition wall beside attic staircase. Metal pegged purlins with secondary purlins added when eaves raised.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cilcoed
At the bottom of the street, stepped up to the right of Penlan Fawr PH. Railings and piers to front.
II Omar Khayam including former carriage entry to Penlan Fawr P.H.
Stepped up from Penlan Fawr PH; No 26 set forward to left.
II L-Plan outbuildings to rear of Penlan Fawr P.H.
To SE of Penlan Fawr PH, attached to the rear gable end of No 28.
II Siop Megan & Solicitors Office
Above Penlan Fawr PH, opposite Tabernacle Chapel and detached to left.
II L-Plan outbuildings to rear of Penlan Fawr P.H.
To SE of Penlan Fawr PH, attached to the rear gable end of No 28.
II Walsall Stores
Opposite Town Hall and Tabernacle Chapel, detached to right.
II Tabernacle Baptist Chapel
Set back from the road behind grassed and railed forecourt; beside the former Town Hall midway along the street.
II Pillar Box
In front of the Town Hall, to left of the main entrance.

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Penlan Fawr PH

A Grade II Listed Building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd