The Old College - 20 Castle Street, Conwy

Image: © Phil Champion Taken: 17 Oct 2010

Much altered, the building on the left dates from the late medieval period, the only external indications of its origins being the timbers and remains of an oriel window at first floor level. The building is now used as a branch of the Betfred bookmakers chain; previously it was a menswear shop. Site description from Coflein: Building of late medieval date illustrated in many 19th century pictorial scenes. The front elevation is one bay wide, and two-storeys with a later slate roof laid at right angles to the original. On the first floor are the remains of an oriel window, namely the corbels, and a carved shield in the centre which is thought to have borne the crest of the Stanley family. There is an adjoining one bay, three storey wing which has a gabled end to the street. This has modern transomed windows at first and second floor levels and a steeply pitched slate covered roof. At ground floor level both ranges have a modern shop front.

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