Llety'r Dryw
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Llety'r Dryw is a house in Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay
, Conwy, Wales
. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built in 1893 for John Eden (uncle of Anthony Eden
) and designed by the Chester
firm of architects, Douglas & Fordham. About 1960 it came into the possession of Denbighshire County Council
and used as the Fire Brigade Headquarters, and about 1990 it was taken over by the North Wales Police Authority
. The house has been described as a "simple stone-built villa", which has been "inspired by 17th-century vernacular
work of Northern England". The listing description says it is a "freely interpreted neo-vernacular house of considerable architectural quality".
It is built in random rubble
, with red sandstone
dressings; it has a slate
roof with a crest of red tiles, and brick chimneystacks with stone caps. It consists of a main range, with cross wings having coped and finial
ed gables, and a service extension behind. Much of the original joiner
y remains in the interior of the house.
Colwyn Bay
- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
, Conwy, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built in 1893 for John Eden (uncle of Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957...
) and designed by the Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
firm of architects, Douglas & Fordham. About 1960 it came into the possession of Denbighshire County Council
Denbighshire County Council
Denbighshire County Council is the governing body for the principal area of Denbighshire , one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales....
and used as the Fire Brigade Headquarters, and about 1990 it was taken over by the North Wales Police Authority
North Wales Police
North Wales Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham....
. The house has been described as a "simple stone-built villa", which has been "inspired by 17th-century vernacular
Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...
work of Northern England". The listing description says it is a "freely interpreted neo-vernacular house of considerable architectural quality".
It is built in random rubble
Rubble
Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. This word is closely connected in derivation with "rubbish", which was formerly also applied to what we now call "rubble". Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as brash...
, with red sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
dressings; it has a slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
roof with a crest of red tiles, and brick chimneystacks with stone caps. It consists of a main range, with cross wings having coped and finial
Finial
The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods...
ed gables, and a service extension behind. Much of the original joiner
Joiner
A joiner differs from a carpenter in that joiners cut and fit joints in wood that do not use nails. Joiners usually work in a workshop since the formation of various joints generally requires non-portable machinery. A carpenter normally works on site...
y remains in the interior of the house.