North Block at Bron-y-Garth Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 23 August 2002. Hospital, range. 1 related planning application.

North Block at Bron-y-Garth Hospital

WRENN ID
graven-pediment-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
23 August 2002
Type
Hospital, range
Address
North Block at Bron-y-Garth Hospital, Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth, LL48 6HE
OS grid reference
SH 603 387
Coordinates
52.92765, -4.07936
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

North Block at Bron-y-Garth Hospital is a detached single-storey building constructed from rubble, featuring a shallow hipped slate roof. The main elevation is symmetrical and consists of five bays. In the center, there is a catslide porch that has a recessed boarded door and a narrow rectangular overlight above it. The outer four bays each contain a single 12-pane sash window. To the right, there is a recessed lean-to bay with a tall, plain brick chimney.

Local climate

North Block at Bron-y-Garth Hospital 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2009
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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