History

Early C19 house, contemporary with the former Co-operative shop dated 1834 and one of a series of a terrace of houses built on a plot of land named as Glan William in the tithe apportionment of the parish, 1840; owned by Maria Shaw and occupied by William Jones Esq.
William Gruffyd Oakeley (1790-1835) was only 21 when he inherited the Plas Tan-y-bwlch estate and set about an ambitious programme of improving the estate. This entailed new building in the village of Maentwrog and rebuilding or improving the existing buildings. In order to do so he opened a quarry near Gelli Grin from which was quarried the large lengths of brown stone present in so many of the village buildings.
Offered up for sale in the auction of the Plas Tan-y-bwlch estate, 1910, in Lot 12 'The Picturesque Rural Village of Maentwrog'. The property was described as Glanddwyryd - A terraced house, occupied by Mrs Margaret Jones, for an annual rent of £16-0s-0d(£16.00).

Exterior

Two storey house built in the Georgian tradition characteristic of the estate at this period; coursed stone masonry including massive stone lintel across the first floor openings. Slate roof with overhanging eaves; large rectangular end stacks with dripstones and capping. The house is a symmetrical 3-window range with central doorway housing a panelled door under a shallow overlight with diamond glazing bars. The windows are 12-pane sashes with slate sills. Basement storey to rear retaining small paned casement windows.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey (June/July 2003).

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well preserved early C19 house with good Georgian character that forms an integral component of a well-preserved terrace at the centre of the estate village of Maentwrog.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29484413

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990