II*Public · listed 2001Ysgol Syr Thomas JonesPhoto: Prosiect Wici Mon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones · Photo: Prosiect Wici Mon · CC BY-SA 4.0A−History Grade
History of Amlwch · Cadw
24 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
On the Cadw list, all of them stand inside Amlwch’s built-up area, 76 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Amlwch, 21 are Grade II. 38% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 3 old views of the town. Amlwch grades A− for history: #9 of 13 in Gwynedd.
Listed buildings
24
76 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
38%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Amlwch in 9 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, St WinifredGrade II* listed
Church of St ElethGrade II* listed
Dinorben Arms HotelGrade II listed
Lighthouse and watchtower, with attached building at the entrance of the old harbourGrade II listed
Old National SchoolGrade II listed+4See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Amlwch from 1797 to 1890
3 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1797
c. 1815
c. 1890Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Amlwch’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade II*
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
24 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*21 Grade II
Cadw lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest, Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, and Grade II for buildings of special interest. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Cadw’s register of listed buildings whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Amlwch
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 2000Our Lady Star of the Sea and St WinefrideOn the list as Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, St WinifredPhoto: TuK Bassler · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1951St Eleth's ChurchOn the list as Church of St ElethPhoto: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Amlwch’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas11
Churches, chapels & priories6
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges1
11 entries (46%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by Cadw’s broad class for each building, else by words in its name; an entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
21 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
BryntirionCarmel Independent Chapel and schoolroomCopper HoppersDinorben Arms HotelDry dockEglwys Bresbyteraidd CymruEnglish Methodist Chapel with attached schoolroom, including railings to frontFormer stables-coachhouse at Mona LodgeHarbour Walls of old harbourLighthouse and watchtower, with attached building at the entrance of the old harbourLychgate at Church of St ElethMadyn DyswMelin AddaMona LodgeMona LodgeMona LodgeNo.4 Mona LodgeOld National SchoolPier at the entrance of the old harbourSail LoftTy-newydd
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 7.5% of Amlwch
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Canol Amlwch 19918 ha
Porth Amlwch 19783 ha
11 hain conservation areas, of 145 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Porth Amlwch, was designated in 1978; the newest, Canol Amlwch, in 1991. 18 of the 24 listed buildings stand in one.
Cadw’s conservation areas via DataMapWales. Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
10 of Amlwch’s 24 listed buildings were added in 1951
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1951 · 101974 · 62000 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 10 entries were listed in 1951. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Amlwch grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (27 points, 86 per 10,000 residents)More than 63% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (38%)More than 92% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
38% of Amlwch’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
28%
Before 1900
8.8%
1900–18
1%
1919–29
3.7%
1930s
11%
1945–54
3.1%
1955–64
17%
1965–72
9.9%
1973–82
5.8%
1983–92
1.6%
1993–99
2.5%
2000–08
3.2%
2009–15
3.5%
2016–25
AmlwchEngland & Wales
28% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 17% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Amlwch
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amlwch | 3,148 | 24 | 0 | A− |
| Cemaes | 1,023 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Llanerchymedd | 1,155 | 3 | 0 | B− |
| Benllech | 2,072 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Bodedern | 1,193 | 4 | 0 | B− |
| Llangefni | 5,264 | 16 | 0 | C+ |
In brief
Amlwch in brief
More of Amlwch’s homes are old than in most places: 38% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 24 listed buildings, including Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1978. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and Louisa Henrietta Sheridan (1810) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Amlwch’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Amlwch?
Cadw lists 24 buildings inside Amlwch’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Amlwch?
2, covering about 11 hectares of the town. The largest are Canol Amlwch and Porth Amlwch.
When were Amlwch’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 10, in 1951.
Are there old photos of Amlwch?
Yes: 3 public-domain photos and postcards from 1797 to 1890, all on this page.
How old are the homes in Amlwch?
38% of homes were built before 1919 and 42% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments and historic parks and gardens: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales.
Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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