Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Moelwyn Millhouse
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 23 January 1974
- Locality
- Tan-y-Grisiau
- Community
- Ffestiniog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.99049, -3.95164
- Cadw reference
- 16904
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located prominently in the centre of Tan-y-Grisiau, by the roadside adjacent to the Pont Peithyll.
Exterior
History: Early C18 water-driven fulling mill with C19 alterations; the only fulling mill in the Merioneth district to survive with its machinery complete.
Exterior: The mill is a 2-storey rubble building with renewed slate roof, partly with rock foundations. Entrance stepped-down to L with modern boarded door. 2 modern 12-pane windows to the R with 3 further above, irregularly-spaced. To the R a large overshot waterwheel with wooden spokes and iron wheel. Catslide outshut to rear and modern 3-pane skylight to roof.
Adjoining to the L the mid-C19 millhouse; construction as before with 2 floors above a raised basement. 2-bay with entrance to R and recessed 12-pane modern replacement windows; modern boarded door and plain fanlight. Beneath this, a basement entrance as before with further window to L. Modern stepped and railed access to entrance. The openings have rendered and whitened reveals and narrow stucco frames. Plain end chimneys and slate-hung mill-facing side;
The interior was not inspected during the re-survey, though is known to retain its machinery.
Reference: Information from Mr. F. Hildred.
Nearby in the register
- Moelwyn MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli GonanUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Old Market HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Cwm Bowydd FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.