Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Efail Gledrydd
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 July 1998
- Locality
- Madryn
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Buan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89869, -4.53650
- Cadw reference
- 20129
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated downhill from Efail Gledrydd forge, some 2 km NW of Garn Fadryn. 1 km NW Madryn Castle Gatehouse.
History
Former blacksmith's house, possibly C18 but with some later alterations. Smithy nearby was worked until closure in 1952, by Thomas Jones, and previously by his father Richard Jones, and grandfather Thomas Jones. Marked on OS Drawings of 1816-19.
Exterior
Small two-storey traditional house, sited down slope, with rear outshut. Pebble-dashed rubble-stone with purple slates to roof, and pebble-dashed end-chimneys, probably rebuilt. SE front has vernacular proportions offset to right. Double fronted with small windows each floor each side, C20 glazing and C20 half-glazed door to right of centre. Left end wall has boarded door in rear outshut with small single-light casement to left and small two-light sash over.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a group with the adjacent Blacksmith's shop, the house retains vernacular character notwithstanding alteration to detail.
Nearby in the register
- Efail Gledrydd ForgeIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Nant y Gledrydd Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Meillionen FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Madryn Castle GatehouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.