Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Toll-gate, Posts and Turnstile
Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangernyw, Abergele, Conwy, designated on 17 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 17 March 1999
- Locality
- Llangernyw
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Llangernyw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18533, -3.71678
- Cadw reference
- 21481
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The gate is located on the N side of the minor road leading W out of Llangernyw at the head of the farm road to Maesol, approximately 2.2km WSW of Llangernyw village centre.
History
Toll gate of the type designed by Thomas Telford for use on the London to Holyhead road between 1819-28. The Act of Parliament for turnpiking the road from Abergele to Llanrwst through Llangernyw was passed in 22/23 Victoria (1858/9). It is probable that this gate was used locally on this turnpike. The turnstile is very unusual and was probably used instead of the usual side gate for pedestrians.
Exterior
Gate fabricated from rolled wrought iron flat bar with T-section top and bottom rails and latch stile; square section hanging stile extends above top rail terminating in an urn-shaped finial. Flat bars radiate from two quadrant-shaped gusset plates in corners next to hanging stile to form lattice; bars riveted to rails and stiles and at intersections. Circular, slightly tapered cast iron gateposts in the form of columns with plain capitals. Wrought angle-iron turnstile to E.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare and well preserved example of a mid C19 iron combined toll gate and turnstile to a design by Thomas Telford.
Nearby in the register
- Former Toll-gate, Posts and TurnstileTransportunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-Rhedyn EarthworkEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Former Bailiff's Office and attached cartshed at Hafodunos HallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Home Farm Farmyard Ranges to N of Hafodunos HallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.