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Fro Awel

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7418 / 52°44'30"N

Longitude: -3.8847 / 3°53'4"W

OS Eastings: 272864

OS Northings: 317682

OS Grid: SH728176

Mapcode National: GBR 91.06U0

Mapcode Global: WH56P.9BDY

Plus Code: 9C4RP4R8+P4

Entry Name: Fro Awel

Listing Date: 26 June 1979

Last Amended: 19 June 1990

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5049

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300005049

Location: On the street line opposite Ebenezer Chapel.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Dolgellau

Community: Dolgellau

Built-Up Area: Dolgellau

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Early Cl8.

Exterior

l storey. 3 window cottage. Rubble masonry. Steeply pitched new slate roof, plain eaves, close verges. Square stone stacks, smaller to left, water tabling.
3 hipped stone dormers, rubble cheeks. Shallow upper sashes to 9 pane windows. Doorway offset to left of centre, stone lintel, Cl9 door, half glazed. Shallow upper sash to 9 pane window to left. l6 pane fixed light window to right, shallow upper sash to l2 pane window farther to right. Small rectangular buttery window to extreme right, formerly lead cames, now single pane. Fire window to right end elevation. Stair window to rear, cross window, formerly leaded lights.

Interior

Stop chamfered transverse ceiling beams, plain joists. Stop chamfered bressumer over fireplace, stone basin in buttery to right of fireplace. Contemporary L-shaped staircase, square newels, turned balusters, splat balusters to landing. 3 bay roof, collared through purlin trusses.

Cross wing at rear. Rubble masonry, new slate roof. Through purlin collar and tie beam trusses, 3 bays, formerly lofted. Re-used door to extreme right, Cl8, six fielded panels. During Cl9 building was used as candle factory for Bontddu goldmines.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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  • II Cemlyn House
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  • II Star House
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  • II Tawelfa
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