Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Engine House
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Maenofferen Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, designated on 1 February 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1996
- Locality
- Maenofferen Slate Quarry
- Community
- Ffestiniog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.00170, -3.91745
- Cadw reference
- 16891
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located immediately behind the electric booster house on the main level, NE of the slab mill.
Exterior
Description: Small, plain early C20 rectangular slate building with slate roof and tiled ridge. Large boarded double doors to N gable end; two 16-pane fixed windows to W side. Plain interior.
Included for group value with neighbouring listed items at this exceptionally complete example of a slate quarry level.
Nearby in the register
- Smithy and Workshop RangeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Booster StationIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Powered Incline Drumhouse including chimneyIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Former Weighbridge HutIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.