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Plas Cadnant

A Grade II Listed Building in Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2361 / 53°14'9"N

Longitude: -4.164 / 4°9'50"W

OS Eastings: 255666

OS Northings: 373188

OS Grid: SH556731

Mapcode National: GBR 5N.02ZB

Mapcode Global: WH541.0XDK

Plus Code: 9C5Q6RPP+C9

Entry Name: Plas Cadnant

Listing Date: 14 February 1967

Last Amended: 18 July 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5408

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300005408

Location: Set within grounds in an elevated location on W bank of Afon Cadnant. Reached by private driveway, off the Cadnant Road, W of the bridge. Parkland to NW and walled garden to NE.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Town: Menai Bridge

Community: Menai Bridge (Porthaethwy)

Community: Menai Bridge

Locality: Cwm Cadnant

Built-Up Area: Menai Bridge

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Building Garden Country house

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History

Dated 1803, in an inscription in coping of parapet. Georgian house with outbuildings forming the focus of a small estate, including lodge house to drive, parkland, gardens and icehouse. The house was altered during the C19, with additions to rear containing service rooms, and an addition to NE with porch in the angle, now forming the main entrance. The original porch with balcony over was replaced in the C20. Former owners include John Price, agent to Lord Anglesey.

Exterior

House in simple Neo-classical Georgian style. Two storeys with attic and basement, 6 window range. Front of limestone ashlar facing to rubble walls, SW pebble dashed with stressed quoins at W corner, NE rendered with imitation ashlar scoring. Plinth and 1st floor sill band continue round to rear, plain parapet above cornice to front. Hipped slate roof with flat roof dormers to front and rear, rectangular stacks either end and ridge stack to SW. Central porch with 2 windows either side, 2 tall windows over porch extend below 1st floor sill band. Recessed sash windows, flat lintels scored to imitate voussoirs. Windows 12 pane generally with two 15 pane windows over added porch which has slender Doric columns - these windows formerly opened onto a balcony with ornamental iron balustrade (removed). Half glazed doorway to left of porch entrance with 3-pane rectangular fanlight. To right is 2 storey, 1 window extension with pitched roof and lean to porch in angle. Brick built lean-to extensions to rear.

Interior

Axial corridor towards rear, between principal rooms and service rooms as rear range. Front door opens into central room with rounded corners, echoed in room above. Six-panel doors throughout with panelled shutters to windows on ground floor and decorative moulded plasted cornices in front rooms. Stair with wreathed handrail and shaped brackets to cut string. Original fireplaces with black or white marble, and polished slate surrounds, some with reed mouldings and ornamental cast iron hob grates. Bell system intact and working.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good example of a small early C19 country house retaining much of its original character both externally and internally.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Plas Cadnant domestic service outbuilding and wall
    Behind Plas Cadnant house, forming one side of an enclosed service yard together with a high wall one side, with a lean-to range attached, and tall iron gates. The other side of the yard is defined by
  • II Plas Cadnant Icehouse
    Located in a field c50m SW of Plas Cadnant.
  • II Bridge over Afon Cadnant
    Located at the mouth of the Afon Cadnant, where it runs into the Menai Strait.
  • II Bridge over Afon Cadnant (partly in Menai Bridge community)
    Located at the mouth of the Afon Cadnant, where it runs into the Menai Strait.
  • II Nant Cottage
    Set alongside the N side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge; to the E side of the Afon Cadnant where it joins the Menai Strait.
  • II Y Craig Wen
    Set back from the road in an elevated position overlooking the Menai Strait, N of the town centre and reached by a private driveway.
  • II Bron Menai
    Located on the east side of Cadnant Road, to N of town centre, the rear of the house directly overlooks the Menai Strait.
  • II Tower and walls at Min y Twr
    Within the private grounds of Min y Twr, in an elevated location above the NW side of the A545 Beaumaris Road out of Menai Bridge.

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