Smallest House in Great Britain
The Smallest House in Great Britain, also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales. It is reputed to be the smallest house in the United Kingdom.Photo: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: house in Conwy, Wales; smallest inhabitable house in the UK
- Also known as: “Quay House”, “The Smallest House”, “The Smallest House in Britain”, and “The Smallest House in Great Britain”
- Address: 10 Lower Gate Street
- Roof shape: skillion
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Conwy Castle and Aberconwy House.
Conwy Castle
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conwy Castle is a fortification in Conwy, located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a massive sum for the period. Conwy Castle is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Smallest House in Great Britain.
Aberconwy House
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberconwy House, 2 Castle Street, Conwy, Wales is a medieval merchant's house and one of the oldest dateable houses in Wales. Constructed in the 15th century it is, along with Plas Mawr, one of the two surviving merchant's houses within the town.
Plas Mawr
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plas Mawr is an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, dating from the 16th century. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry, following his marriage to his first wife, Dorothy Griffith. Plas Mawr is situated 530 feet southwest of Smallest House in Great Britain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandudno Junction and Deganwy.
Llandudno Junction
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Llandudno Junction, once known as Tremarl, is a town in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Llandudno Junction and neighbouring Deganwy are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy.
Deganwy
Village
Photo: Ian Dalgliesh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea.
Llanrhos
Village
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanrhos is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. Llanrhos is situated 1½ miles north of Smallest House in Great Britain.
Smallest House in Great Britain
- Categories: house, historic house museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Conwy, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.28237° or 53° 16′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.82862° or 3° 49′ 43″ westLevels
2Height
10 feet (3.1 metres)Open location code
9C5R75JC+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 790382178OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=skillionWikidata ID
Q211480
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Smallest House in Great Britain” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեծ Բրիտանիայի ամենափոքր տուն”
- Bengali: “গ্রেট ব্রিটেনের ক্ষুদ্রতম ভবন”
- Chinese: “大不列顛島最細的屋”
- Danish: “Mindste hus i Storbritannien”
- Hungarian: “Nagy-Britannia legkisebb háza”
- Japanese: “グレート・ブリテン島の小さい家”
- Polish: “Najmniejszy dom w Wielkiej Brytanii”
- Russian: “Самый маленький дом в Великобритании”
- Russian: “Самый маленький дом Великобритании”
- Spanish: “La Casa la más Pequeňa en Gran Bretaña”
- Spanish: “La Casa la más Pequeña en Gran Bretaña”
- Spanish: “La casa más pequeña de Gran Bretaña”
- Ukrainian: “Найменший будинок у Великій Британії”
- Ukrainian: “Найменший будинок у Великобританії”
- Welsh: “Y Tŷ Lleiaf ym Mhrydain Fawr”
- Welsh: “Y Tŷ Lleiaf ym Mhrydain”
- Welsh: “Y Tŷ Lleiaf yng ngwledydd Prydain”
- Welsh: “Y Tŷ Lleiaf”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Liverpool Arms and Library and Civic Hall.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF and Parisella’s of Conwy.
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