Nant-y-Coed, Conway

This pleasantly planned house for W Morrison Sever Esq is very well situated on an elevated site about a mile to the east of Conway town with a full view of the castle and entrance to the Conway Valley. It is built of red Ruabon bricks and terra cotta from Edwards of Ruabon and roofed with Peake's red tiles. The contractor was Mr W W Freeman of Chester who has carried out the whole of the works without sub-letting. [British Architect 31 March 1899 Page 220]

1901 Census - William Morrison Sever, born Cheetham Manchester, letter press printer. W M Sever had moved to Conwy in the early 1890s, residing firstly at Fern Bank, Conwy. Newspaper reports indicate that he was in occupation at Nant y coed by August 1899

Reference           British Architect 31 March 1899 Page 220

Nant-y-Coed Llandudno Junction appears on early 2oth century OS maps, set well back from Marl Drive. The house was later re-named Tan-y-bryn.

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