Former Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 February 1996. House.
Former Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- over-cobalt-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1996
- Type
- House
- Address
- Former Vicarage, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog
- OS grid reference
- SH 698 459
- Coordinates
- 52.99542, -3.94064
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Former Vicarage is a two-storey house built from snecked rubble and topped with a slate roof that features slightly oversailing eaves. The main block of the building is symmetrical and consists of three bays. It has a central entrance that includes a contemporary six-panel door, with the upper four panels fitted with modern glazing, and a four-pane rectangular fanlight above. In front of the entrance is a single-storey stone porch, which has a plain chamfered opening and decorative iron gates. The building also features a slate-coped parapet and a string-course, along with a panelled ceiling and a flat roof.
The windows on the primary block are recessed 16-pane un-horned sash windows that have returned slate labels. An added two-bay section is flush with the main block and contains 12-pane recessed and horned sashes with slate cills. There are end chimneys with weather-coursing and cornices on the primary block, as well as an additional brick chimney on the right gable end, which has been extended. The right gable also features further windows similar to those on the primary block, along with a recessed modern door. The rear of the house is slate-hung and set against a steep spoil slope, with additional 12-pane windows and a modern part-glazed entrance.
The interior was not inspected during the survey in June 1995, but it is known that panelled doors and shutters are still present.
Local climate
Former Vicarage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2004
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