Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 23 August 2002. Aedicular niche.

Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool

WRENN ID
mired-rood-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
23 August 2002
Type
Aedicular niche
Address
Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool, Portmeirion, Penrhyndeudraeth
OS grid reference
SH 589 371
Coordinates
52.91292, -4.0985
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a tall aedicule located to the north of the swimming pool. It is made of stucco and features a rusticated design. The aedicule has an arched niche topped with a gable that has a baroque-style shape and voluted details. At the apex of the gable, there is a circular niche with a raised surround that holds a Roman-style bust.

Local climate

Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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