Detail Report - Bangor Civic Society

Authority Gwynedd
Community Llandygai
Locality Llandygai
Postcode
Name
Location
LL57 4HU
The Anchorage
Detail Report
Record No 23424
Grid Ref 259956 371004
Grade II
Situated in fairly extensive grounds immediately west of the main entrance to Neuadd Talgai; rubblestone walling
to roadside with entrance on west; park wall to Penrhyn Park forms northern boundary.
History
Built in the 1840s as part of the 'model' village established by Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant after he acquired
the Penrhyn Estate in 1840.
Exterior
Simple mild Gothic style with 2-storey main range on east and parallel equal-height gabled ranges at right-angles
to rear (west). Roughcast rubblestone; slate roof with overhanging verges and carved purlin ends. Main range
has slightly projecting gable on right with timber mullioned and transomed windows on both floors, casements
below transoms both 4-paned. Main section has gabled porch in angle with gable containing Tudor-arched outer
doorway with joggled voussoirs and ribbed door, mullioned and transomed window to left with gabled dormer
above breaking eaves with 2-light 12-paned window; left gable end has mullioned and transomed window on first
floor and similar window in 3 lights directly below. Rear gabled ranges have prominent ridge stacks near
junction with main range with stone bases and 4 rebated red brick shafts with stepped capping.
Interior
Interior not inspected at time of Survey.
Listed
Included as an essentially unaltered small house occupying a prominent position in, and forming an integral part
of, this important planned early Victorian estate village. One of the best-preserved such villages in this part of
Wales from this period and notable for its distinctive picturesque architectural character.
Reference
E Beazley & P Howell, The Companion Guide to North Wales (1975), p135.
Date Listed
Date Amended
Date Delisted
24/05/2000
20 February 2012 Page 6 of 174