History

Built c1929. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North
(1871-1941) and P M Padmore (b 1896)).

The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945, instigated by H L North, outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay-out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of high quality Arts and Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.

Exterior

Two-storey house. Rough-cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Chimneys in red-brown brick, those to L set along ridge covered by inclined slates and project from L wall treated as slated gabled buttress. Chimneys towards R set across ridge. Windows wooden casements with square frames.

Elevation facing The Close runs up as central large gable with 3-light window. On ground floor below gable (centrally), is 4-light window, and to R, 2-light window. Ground floor (L) has porch (now glazed).

South West (right) elevation has single upper floor window above ground floor semi-hexagonal bay window.

At rear wall runs up as single gable, 3-light casement window to first floor. On ground floor below gable, two 3-light windows with further 2-light window to L; to R roof sweeps down over projection with left-facing square small-pane window.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29483395

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)