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County Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2543 / 53°15'15"N

Longitude: -4.3118 / 4°18'42"W

OS Eastings: 245870

OS Northings: 375523

OS Grid: SH458755

Mapcode National: GBR HNQ3.3NN

Mapcode Global: WH42T.QGYK

Plus Code: 9C5Q7M3Q+P7

Entry Name: County Court

Listing Date: 16 June 1989

Last Amended: 16 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5753

Building Class: Civil

ID on this website: 300005753

Location: Set back slightly from the W side of Glanhwfa Road, directly opposite the War Memorial to the front of the Shire Hall.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Town: Llangefni

Community: Llangefni

Community: Llangefni

Built-Up Area: Llangefni

Traditional County: Anglesey

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History

Neo-Classical style courthouse, built c1860's.

Exterior

Robust Neo-Classical style courthouse building, single storeyed, the main courtroom stands to centre rear to form a T-plan. Faced with limestone ashlar and rock-faced ashlar on a rock-faced plinth. Shallow hipped slate roof to entrance block, largely concealed behind the parapet blocking course; courtroom block to rear with raking gable copings; ashlar stacks with moulded caps set forward of the ridge and flanking the central bay of the front elevation, further stacks to rear. The front, entrance elevation is of 5 bays with rock-faced plinth, plain blocking course and modillion cornice with plain architrave. The central bays are of ashlar masonry divided by rock-faced pilasters; rock-faced outer bays. The central bay has a tripartite window with keystoned, round-headed arches, impost and sill bands. There are similarly detailed single windows in the flanking bays, the impost band is carried across the doorways in the outer bays to form a bar below the fanlights; modern doors with fanlights to tympani, modern margin-paned sashes to central bays. The main courtroom, to rear, is a gabled ashlar block with a blocked oculus to the apex of the exposed gable. The narrow forecourt to the front of the courthouse has a low ashlar wall with piers and ribbon pointing. The main entrance is in the left hand bay, with modern lateral access steps and ramp.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well-preserved example of a mid C19 court building, the Italianate styling lending a bold symplicity of design apt for its scale. The County Court forms part of an excellent group of civic and religious buildings built at the turn of the century, reflecting the development of Llangefni as the county town.

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  • II Smyrna Congregational Chapel and Hall
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  • II Shire Hall
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  • II* Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel including forecourt wall and gates
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