History

Nos 23 & 24 North Parade appear on earliest photos of North Parade c1865, when Elms Hotel had typical Llandudno front of 3 bays, with 2 gables; roof raised in early C20 to give present top storey of 4 windows.

Exterior

Hotel. Four storeys; 3 bays, but 4 windows to upper floor. Parapet with name of hotel. On the third floor, four sash windows without glazing bars. On second, first and ground floors, centre openings are recessed within a tall round-headed arch; there is a round-headed sash window on the second floor, a square-headed sash window with shouldered architrave on first floor and a modern doorway on the ground floor at the head of a flight of steps. In each outer bay there is a square-headed sash window without glazing bars on second floor and on first and ground floors, a canted three-light bay window with sashes.

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of a group of Mid C19 buildings in important early development on sea front of planned Victorian resort of Llandudno. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29502229

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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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