Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Machroes Farmhouse
Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penrhyndu, Pwllheli, Llanengan, Gwynedd, designated on 1 April 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1998
- Locality
- Penrhyndu
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llanengan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80786, -4.50148
- Cadw reference
- 19606
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on W side of lane running N from Bwlchtocyn-Penrhyndu Road on W edge of Machroes.
History
Early C19 farmhouse with added service range. One of the earlier houses surviving in the area which was largely built up with mine-workers cottages for the Penrhyndu mine. There are variant spellings of the name. Marked on the 1839 Llanengan Tithe Map as Marchrhos, owned by the Vaynol estate, occupied by Thomas Jones. Captain Henry Jones of Marchroes (1820-59) is buried at Llanengan, and the name of the farm now applies to the settlement called Machroes around it. In poor condition 1997.
Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone to main range with slate roof of large graded slates and stone end stacks. Service wing to left is uphill and slightly higher, roughcast with regular slate roof and roughcast left end stack. Two storeys, double-fronted main range with small 4-pane horned sashes and ledged door with overlight, door offset to right of centre. Service wing has large 4-pane sash below, small above and two cement sill courses. Roughcast left end wall.
Reason for designation
Included as a little altered vernacular farmhouse of regional character.
Nearby in the register
- PenrhynmawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Engine-house Tower by Tower CottageIndustrialunder 1 mi
- GarthDomestic1 mi
- Terrace Pavilion at HaulfrynGardens, Parks and Urban Spaces1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.