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Trinity Yard Large Workshop

Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 25 July 1994.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Trinity Yard Large Workshop, Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
25 July 1994
Community
Holyhead
Unitary authority
Isle of Anglesey
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.31787, -4.64208
Cadw reference
14731

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Below Beach Road near sailing club; in walled enclosure.

History

Part of depot built by Trinity House circa 1870 for maintenance of coastal lights.

Exterior

Workshop; rendered walls (shallow plinth), asphalted roof with ridge light. Side elevations of 5 bays, segmental-headed blind panelling above small-pane windows with segmental heads. Gable ends had kneelers; to sea (NW) large camber-headed doorway flanked by windows; above blind panelling and central round window with gabled architrave. Gable end to land (SE) has segmental-headed panelling (round window to centre of gable), below this central doorway (made smaller) flanked by segmental-headed windows.

Reason for designation

Listed for special interest within a scarce group of nautical workshops.

Group value with adjacent listed buildings in enclosure.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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