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Former Wash-House or Shop advanced to the R of Quay Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Barmouth, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7201 / 52°43'12"N

Longitude: -4.051 / 4°3'3"W

OS Eastings: 261568

OS Northings: 315577

OS Grid: SH615155

Mapcode National: GBR 8T.1M78

Mapcode Global: WH56L.RW4L

Entry Name: Former Wash-House or Shop advanced to the R of Quay Cottage

Listing Date: 31 January 1995

Last Amended: 31 January 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 15454

Building Class: Commercial

Location: Set back from the street line behind dwarf rubble forecourt walls with simple central gate. The cottage is partly overlapped to the L by a late C19 gabled shop building.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Barmouth

Community: Barmouth (Bermo)

Community: Barmouth

Built-Up Area: Barmouth

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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Exterior

Adjoining Quay Cottage at right-angles to the R, its gable end on the street line, a small single-storey rendered-rubble and slate building, probably a former wash house or shop; C19. Recessed, part-glazed Victorian door to the street-facing gable end with plain squat chimney above. 9-pane near-flush sash window to W side wall.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a rare example in Barmouth of a C17/C18 vernacular cottage facing the old harbour, with good early C19 interior features.

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