The Best Stables on S side of Vaynol Old Hall and courtyard walls. is a Grade II* listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 August 1992. Stable.
The Best Stables on S side of Vaynol Old Hall and courtyard walls.
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1992
- Type
- Stable
- Address
- The Best Stables on S side of Vaynol Old Hall and courtyard walls., Vaynol Park, Bangor, Pentir
- OS grid reference
- SH 538 695
- Coordinates
- 53.20262, -4.19001
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Best Stables, located on the south side of Vaynol Old Hall, is a 19th-century stable building constructed of stone with a slate roof. It is a single-storey structure featuring a five-bay stable range, characterized by segmental-headed horned sash windows that have voussoirs and keystones. The central boarded door is topped by a tall paned fanlight.
The interior remains unaltered and was fitted out by Young & Co. of London. It includes fine mahogany fronts and stanchions for the three stalls, which are adorned with railings at the top and tall columns topped with nickel-plated ball finials. The walls are boarded up to dado height, above which there is a band of green and white hexagonal tiles. Panelled cross beams support the loft above, and the building features a central roof ventilator. The floor is laid with diagonal brick pavoirs, and there is cold running water with a lead basin and troughs. A door provides access to the service range of the Old Hall.
Local climate
The Best Stables on S side of Vaynol Old Hall and courtyard walls. sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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