Plas Mynach is a large country house in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building, and stands in a prominent position overlooking the sea.[1]
| Plas Mynach | |
|---|---|
 Interior showing the staircase gallery on the left and the hall fireplace on the right | |
| Location | Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°43′45″N 4°03′46″W / 52.7292°N 4.0627°W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Built for | W. H. Jones |
| Architect | John Douglas |
| Architectural style(s) | Welsh vernacular |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 25 February 1992 |
| Reference no. | 5244 |
History edit
The house was designed in 1883 by the Chester architect John Douglas for W. H. Jones.[2]
Architecture edit
Plas Mynach is built in local stone with a slate roof.[1] Its most distinctive features are a low spreading tower with a stair turret and stepped gables.[3] Its plan consists of a main range with two storeys to the south, single-storey service ranges to the north, and a gatehouse range to the east of the three-storey tower.[1] Internally "the hall, staircase and landing provide a classic example of Douglas's domestic joinery".[3] The door knocker came from Nuremberg.[3]
External features edit
The lodge to the house, also designed by Douglas for Jones, is designated at Grade II.[4]
Critique edit
In 1884 the architect Raffles Davison stated that the house "very nearly realised to me the idea of a perfect country house" and inside was "one of the most charming halls I have seen".[5] In his biography of Douglas, Hubbard states it has "a strength and austere simplicity unusual in Douglas's work".[3] The description in the listing refers to it as "one of the more important country houses by John Douglas, in an apparently little-altered condition".[1]
See also edit
References edit
Citations
- ^ a b c d Cadw, "Plas Mynach (Grade II*) (5244)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- ^ Hubbard 1991, p. 252
- ^ a b c d Hubbard 1991, p. 109
- ^ Cadw, "Plas Mynach Lodge (Grade II) (15498)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- ^ Quoted in Hubbard 1991, p. 33
Sources
- Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.