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Gazebo or Music room at Dolrhyd

A Grade II* Listed Building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7483 / 52°44'53"N

Longitude: -3.9031 / 3°54'11"W

OS Eastings: 271640

OS Northings: 318442

OS Grid: SH716184

Mapcode National: GBR 60.ZSFR

Mapcode Global: WH56P.05NX

Plus Code: 9C4RP3XW+8Q

Entry Name: Gazebo or Music room at Dolrhyd

Listing Date: 23 November 1987

Last Amended: 19 June 1990

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5129

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300005129

Location: To S of Dolrhyd House at the edge of the forecourt. To NW of Dolgellau; reached up a short drive.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Dolgellau

Community: Dolgellau

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Gazebo

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History

Built in 1763 by William Vaughan who married into the Nanney family, the original builders of the house.

Exterior

Single storey stone square building with slightly narrower bowed SW end which has three l2-pane sash windows overlooking the valley of the Afon Wnion. Coursed rubble, except to bow; battered rubble plinth, slate roof and projecting chimney breast to SE side with rubble stack. Pediment treatment to NE gable with blind attic roundel over l2-pane sash window. Unusually plain entrance to NW side with heavily studded door.

Interior

The interior retains an exceptionally fine and elaborate Adamesque segmental ceiling. Anthemion and palmette cornice; fan ornamented paterae, garlands and griffins etc ............. dado rail and lugged architrave to doorway. Restored in l980.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Dolrhyd House and Stables and Barn ranges.

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  • II Stables at Dolrhyd
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  • II Barn Ranges at Dolrhyd
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  • II Llyndir
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  • II Brynadda
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  • II* Bryn-y-Gwin (Bryn-y-Gwin Isaf)
    Sited on the hillside overlooking the road in its own grounds and reached via a drive leading from a gateway some 500m West of Pont Pandy'r-Odyn.
  • II Hen Efail
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  • II* Bryn-y-Gwin Uchaf
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