Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Hillsborough Terrace
Corris, Gwynedd, Wales
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
- 52.66304, -3.86366
- Cadw reference
- 22734
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 1795 "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).
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
A new 12-pane sash window replaces the original on the ground floor.
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
- 5 Hillsborough TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gwynfa BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Hillsborough TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gwyn HafodDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.