Plas Ynys Tywyn is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 April 1974. Townhouse.

Plas Ynys Tywyn

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 April 1974
Type
Townhouse
Address
Plas Ynys Tywyn, Porthmadog
OS grid reference
SH 570 385
Coordinates
52.92539, -4.12827
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Plas Ynys Tywyn is a late Georgian, two-storey, five-window house constructed from large blocks of local slate-stone arranged in regular courses. It features a slate roof with projecting eaves and a stone stack located to the right of centre, marking the end of the original building. The lower storey includes an original continuous lean-to and a porch situated to the left of centre, though it is centrally placed within the original structure. The porch is framed by a simple freestone surround with a Tudor-arched head and parapet, and it has a replacement glazed door. The windows are replacement 12-pane horned sashes fitted in their original openings. The lower storey has four windows, and there is a full-height joint on the right side that separates two phases of the building; beyond this joint is a half-glazed boarded door. On the left side, the lean-to has been extended to create a garage that spans the left gable end, which features a sash window positioned to the left of centre. The right gable end is pebble-dashed and includes small-pane horned sash windows: one window to the right in the lower storey and two upper-storey windows.

At the rear, there are small-pane sash windows similar to those at the front, along with some enlarged or inserted windows. Additionally, there is a one-storey projection with a balcony at the right end. The property has been subdivided into a house and an office.

Local climate

Plas Ynys Tywyn 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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