Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Washouses to Nos. 1 & 2 Penrallt
Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glynllifon, Llandwrog, Gwynedd, designated on 30 September 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 September 1999
- Locality
- Glynllifon
- Community
- Llandwrog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.08074, -4.29227
- Cadw reference
- 22438
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1888 · Caernarvonshire Sheet XVI.SW (National Library of Scotland)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately to north of Nos. 1 & 2 Penrallt.
History
Pair of wash houses built in association with Nos. 1 & 2 Penrallt.
Exterior
Pair of wash houses. Small single-storey rectangular building of irregularly coursed rubblestone with brownish red brick dressings; corrugated iron roof and sheeting to gable ends; central brick ridge stack with stepped capping and chimney pots. Front has boarded doors, right partly infilled and with window inserted, flanked by single-light windows with 2 horizontal bars and slate cills; boarded door to left gable end.
Interior
Left part retains incised slate fire surround but copper gone; right part not inspected at time of Survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a pair of later C19 wash houses having strong group value with their associated cottages.
Nearby in the register
- PenralltDomesticunder 1 mi
- East LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- High Bridge carrying road over East Drive and Afon LlifonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stone Bridge carrying East Drive over Afon Llifon immediately north of one of the iron footbridgesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.