Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stores Buildings at Bardsey Lighthouse
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, designated on 29 March 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 29 March 1996
- Locality
- Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74972, -4.79939
- Cadw reference
- 17925
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
A group of 3 buildings close to the 'New Keepers' Quarters, and built against the S boundary wall of the compound.
History
Three stores buildings, probably built c1873 (the date when the optical equipment of the lighthouse was changed), comprising 2 general stores and a curved-vaulted oil store. Part of the group visible in a John Thomas photograph of 1886.
Exterior
A small domestic store building lies to the E with paired doorways and hipped slate roof. Parallel to the gable wall of the Keepers' accommodation is the oil store, of a standard type. Whitewashed render over stone, with segmentally vaulted roof, brick arched internally. Round-arched doorway in W gable end, and small circular opening in E gable. Alongside this to the W is a further stores building intended for equipment associated with the lighthouse: whitewashed render with slate roof, and paired doors facing into the compound.
Reason for designation
The stores buildings form part of a coherent group of buildings associated with the lighthouse.
Nearby in the register
- 'New Keepers' Quarters' at Bardsey LighthouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bardsey Island Lighthouse with attached keepers' houseMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Former Engine House and Fog Station at Bardsey LighthouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Compound Walls at Bardsey LighthouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.