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NO.6 Maengwyn Street, Gwynedd

A Grade II Listed Building in Tywyn, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5879 / 52°35'16"N

Longitude: -4.0836 / 4°5'0"W

OS Eastings: 258942

OS Northings: 300935

OS Grid: SH589009

Mapcode National: GBR 8R.B55R

Mapcode Global: WH57C.76PX

Plus Code: 9C4QHWQ8+4H

Entry Name: NO.6 Maengwyn Street, Gwynedd

Listing Date: 30 March 1951

Last Amended: 24 June 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4645

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300004645

Location: In a terrace of houses fronting the street.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Tywyn

Community: Tywyn

Community: Tywyn

Built-Up Area: Tywyn

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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History

Dated 1832 and one of 3 terraced houses roofed under the same range.It is shown on the 1841 Tithe map. Facade detail is later C19.

Exterior

A 2-storey 2-window terraced house of pebble-dashed front with slate roof on overhanging eaves, shared stone stack to the R and replacement C20 shared blue-brick stack to the L. The front has smooth-rendered surrounds with shallow pediments, and smooth-rendered pilaster strips to the ends. Openings are offset to the R. The entrance on the R side has a replacement glazed door under a plain overlight. To its L, and in the upper storey, are 2-pane sash windows, horned in the lower storey, hornless in the upper storey. Below the sill of the upper R-hand window is a stone tablet inscribed 'Built by Richard Owens ... 1832'.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special architectural interest as an early C19 small terraced house retaining definite C19 character, and for its contribution with other buildings in Corbet Square, Red Lion Street and Maengwyn Street, to the historical integrity of the old town centre.

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