Prichard Jones Institute Cottage Home

The Prichard Jones Institute Cottage Home was built in 1905 and is part of a group of six cottages 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 the 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, for which he was knighted.

This cottage is the central one of three on the right as you approach the Institute. It features a simplified Neo-Tudor style and is a small, single-storey building with a two-window range. There is an advanced gabletted bay on one side, which includes a gabled dormer, 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. The gabled dormer has timber facing. The hipped slate roof is adorned with tiled cresting and has a sawtooth design along the main ridge, along with an enriched brick stack.

The entrance is off-centre next to the advanced bay and features a hipped roof that is broken by a decorative dormer gable with timber framing. This entrance leads to 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 the original sash windows. There is a four-panelled door within a porch that is formed by the continuation of the main roof slope, supported by corbelled brackets, and a recessed four-light casement window is located alongside. The side and rear elevations also contain casement windows, positioned to avoid views into the neighboring cottage.