Ffynnon Gowper is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 May 1996. Demolished terrace.

Ffynnon Gowper

WRENN ID
vacant-zinc-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 May 1996
Type
Demolished terrace
Address
Ffynnon Gowper, Gwydir, Llanrwst, Trefriw, Conwy
OS grid reference
SH 797 606
Coordinates
53.12918, -3.79896
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Ffynnon Gowper is a fountain featuring a central stepped plinth situated within a slightly raised semicircular terrace that has low retaining walls. The plinth is plain and consists of three tiers made from large limestone ashlar blocks. At the front base, there are central and outer square blocks that create a division for two fountain jets, which are discharged through two plain iron settings in the center of the plinth; however, these jets are currently not operational as of 1996.

The wide, low retaining walls flanking the fountain curve outwards to enclose the terrace to the west. These walls are constructed from large slate-stone ashlar blocks and have slightly overhanging coping stones. The walls end at the sides with square, squat piers topped with large overhanging capping blocks that have deeply chamfered upper faces. Access to the terrace is provided by two steps made of huge slatestone blocks, and the terrace features a simple decorative pavement made of conjoined octagonal slatestone sets. Additionally, there are two openings leading into a drainage channel beneath the twin waterspouts.

Local climate

Ffynnon Gowper sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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