Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Storage Shed and attached Chimney
Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Blaenafon Ironworks, Blaenavon, Torfaen, designated on 9 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 9 February 1995
- Locality
- Blaenafon Ironworks
- Community
- Blaenavon
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77675, -3.08961
- Cadw reference
- 15297
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the south of the cast houses and adjoining the site of the
western-most one.
History
Built before 1880 for engineering purposes and used laterally as storage sheds.
Exterior
Two adjoining single storey brick buildings. The building is of brick and has an irregular plan. It has a large doorway with sliding doors in its gable end wall and bricked up openings in its other elevations. The pitched roof is of corrugated iron. Built against the rear of the larger building is a brick chimney, square in its lower part, and angling inwards to a circular, partially demolished upper part.
Reason for designation
Part of Scheduled Ancient Monument Mm 200.
Included for its group value as part of the internationally important Blaenavon Ironworks.
Nearby in the register
- Cast House and FoundryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pay OfficeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Blaenafon IronworksIronworksunder 1 mi
- Gilchrist MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.