Prichard Jones Institute Cottage Home (No. 1)

The Prichard Jones Institute Cottage Home (No. 1) was built in 1905 and is part of a group of six cottage homes established by John Prichard Jones, who donated the building to the people of Newborough. The architect was Rowland Lloyd Jones from Caernarfon, and the builder was Hugh Hughes from Newborough. The total cost of the institute and cottage homes was £20,000. John Prichard Jones, who started as an apprentice in retail and later became the Managing Director of Dickens and Jones in London, also funded the construction of Prichard Jones Hall at the University of Wales, Bangor, earning him a knighthood.

This cottage is one of three located on the left side as you approach the Institute and is the closest to the main building. It features a simplified neo-Tudor style and is single-storey with a two-window range. There is an advanced gabletted bay on one side and lean-to extensions at the rear. The exterior is faced with local granite rubble and has Ruabon stone dressings, while the side and rear elevations are rendered. A gabled dormer with timber facing is present, and the hipped slate roof has tiled cresting, with a sawtooth design on the bay that features a hipped roof broken by a decorative dormer gable with timber framing above a canted bay window with three lights. The windows are top-hung casements, with the front window having four panes and the side windows having two panes, likely replacing original sash windows. The entrance has a four-panelled door in a porch formed by the continuation of the main roof slope, supported by corbelled brackets, with a recessed four-light casement window alongside. The side and rear elevations also have casement windows positioned to avoid overlooking the neighboring cottage.