Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage on corner of Pentre Pella (including Foregardem Wall)
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Town
- Llaingoch
- Community
- Holyhead
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.31165, -4.66298
- Cadw reference
- 14756
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In settlement on lower slopes of Holyhead Mountain, above south stack road. On S corner of Pentre Pella, at R of row, facing SE.
History
Early C19 cottage one of group built for quarry workers at nearby Breakwater quarry.
Exterior
Heavily rendered walls, chimneys, slurried roof. One and a half storeys, two windows. Small dormers across eaves decorated bargeboards (pinnacle remains to L), 4-pane windows. Central large gabled porch, windows to side, boarded entrancedoor; porch links to foregarden wall. Window to each side of porch, 3 small panes over 2 larger panes. Lower 2m of wall of gable end to R is deeper than above.
Reason for designation
Included as best preserved example of quarry worker's house in this interesting settlement.
Nearby in the register
- Ffynnon y WrachWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Gunpowder MagazineIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Caer y TŵrTowerunder 1 mi
- Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Capel LlochwyddEnclosed hut circle settlementunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.