Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Chaff mill and carthouse at Cwmannog
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1996
- Locality
- Cwmannog
- Town
- Trefriw
- Community
- Trefriw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.15137, -3.83780
- Cadw reference
- 16934
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 on the roadside 50m SW of Cwmannog farmhouse and set against a hill-slope to the rear.
Exterior
Late C18 or early C19 chaff mill and carthouse building. Of two adjoining sections, the 2-storey chaff mill, to the L, of rubble construction with old slated roof. The single-storey carthouse section is flush with this, though the roof is slightly stepped down; construction as before with small slates to roof and a boulder plinth. The mill section has a single square window opening to the centre with 2 similar windows flanking above, beneath the eaves; pegged wooden frames and internal boarded shutters. To the L a large, later C19 rubble buttress. Large overshot waterwheel to L gable end, of iron and timber construction. Central upper entrance with catslide dormer roof to rear; boarded door. Plain entrance to L on road-facing face of carthouse; large, plain cart entrance to R gable end.
Interior
2-bay roof to mill section with crude collar truss. Late C19/early C20 chaff cutter by Bamford in situ on upper floor operated by both mill wheel and manually.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Cwmannog.
Nearby in the register
- Barn to the W of CwmannogAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cwmannog Farmhouse AKA GymmannogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-PandyTransportunder 1 mi
- Bron EddaDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.