Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwyn Hafod
Corris, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Corris Uchaf, Machynlleth, Corris, Gwynedd, designated on 6 December 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 December 1999
- Locality
- Corris Uchaf
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Corris
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.66299, -3.86348
- Cadw reference
- 22732
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The row of 10 cottages lies at the foot of the hill and on a bank set back from the main road at the N end of the village.
History
Hillsborough Terrace is a terrace of speculatively built cottages, promoted by three companies, the Great Welsh Union Slate Co, 1857, the Union Slate Company, 1859, and the British Slate Company, 1860, and probably aimed at workers at Ty'n-y-berth Quarry.
Exterior
At the SE end, has a boarded door in a bead-moulded frame. Two light casement windows to the ground floor, the lintels painted black.
Reason for designation
Included as an excellent example of good quality industrial workers cottages for workers in the slate industry, built at the high point of the success of the industry in the later C19. One of the best such terraces extant in this area.
Nearby in the register
- Gwynfa BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Hillsborough TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Hillsborough TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Hillsborough TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.