Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Melyn Synod, Synod Mill
Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Synod Mill, Llanllwchaiarn, Ceredigion, designated on 25 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 25 February 1993
- Locality
- Synod Mill
- Community
- Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.16667, -4.35498
- Cadw reference
- 10683
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated by Afon Soden, some 1 km SE from A486 junction 400m N of Brynrhiwgaled Chapel.
History
Later C19
Exterior
Water-mill in rubble stone with some brick, slate eaves roof and left end stack. Two storeys, three-window range of small-paned casement pairs with cambered brick heads, the bricks laid in header courses. Slate sills. Ground floor left has French window and right has single casement. Three C20 eaves dormers. West end wall has two-window range of similar windows to main floors and one casement pair to loft. East end wall has large iron 16-foot water wheel, originally overshot, made by Bridgend Foundry, Cardigan. Casement pair to loft. Rear ground level is at first floor equivalent, window, French window and C20 conservatory.
Reason for designation
Listed as Aagood surviving rural mill building, still with mill-wheel and some machinery.
Nearby in the register
- Pensarn former Calvanistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milepost on A486Transportunder 1 mi
- Milestone near Blaen-waun fawrTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone outside DolcoedTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.