Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pay Office
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 9 February 1995
- Locality
- Blaenafon Ironworks
- Community
- Blaenavon
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77642, -3.08931
- Cadw reference
- 15298
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-west of Stack Square and built against the curtain wall for the site.
History
Built before 1880, this was the pay office to the site.
Exterior
Single storey, rectangular stone building, with three bays. Rock-faced, snecked stone construction, with chamfered plinth. The north-west elevation has two double doors to either side of a large, central, blocked window with stone sill. All openings have stone voussoirs. The hipped roof is of slate with tiled ridge.
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
- Gilchrist MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Storage Shed and attached ChimneyIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Cast House and FoundryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stack SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.