Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Good Shed at the Llangollen Railway Station Goods Yard
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Locality
- Llangollen
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97156, -3.17478
- Cadw reference
- 1089
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Reached off the road to W of St John's Church, about 1/3 km W of the Railway Station.
History
The Goods Station was constructed in 1865 at the time of the extension of the line westwards to Corwen.
Exterior
This building is of dark red brick with classical detailing and slate roof with boarded eaves. 6 bays, 21 m long and capable of holding 13 wagons; parallel track to S. Wagons enter at W end with pediment treatment to gable and stepped capitals to pilasters. Segmental arched high entry to right with sliding boarded doors; the track passes through the shed on the S side.
N side has 2 similar tall segmental arched doorways to the 2nd and 5th bays; similar pilasters. The E gable end has simple pediment treatment as on the W gable and similar tall wagon doorway; chimney stack rises on the gable.
2-storey square projection to centre with corner pilasters cornice and hipped roof with boarded eaves; 9 pane sash windows to front with freestone lintels; later flat roof extension to N side.
Corrugated shed to S side.
Interior
Whitewashed internal walls with pilasters below each truss; railway tracks to both sides. Staircase to the upper floor of the office projection at E end. Queen post trusses. Two 1 ton cranes.
Reason for designation
Group value with Llangollen Station and other related items.
Nearby in the register
- Railway Overbridge ,including ramped paths & revetments to W. of Llangollen StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Fair View (including outbuilding Range to right)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Green VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- 'Up' Platform Building to W Llangollen Railway StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.