Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Weighbridge House
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llechwedd Slate Mine, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, designated on 2 November 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 2 November 2001
- Locality
- Llechwedd Slate Mine
- Community
- Ffestiniog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.00301, -3.94315
- Cadw reference
- 25850
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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
By the side of the road on the former railway sidings, near the mouth of the Blaenau tunnel.
History
In 1879, the LNWR opened a standard guage branch line from Betwes y coes to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Narrow and standard guage sidings were installed at Pant yr Afon to allow the transport of slates from the Llechwedd quarry on the LNWR. The weighbridge house dates from approximately this time.
Exterior
A small rectangular plan building. Slate stone construction with hipped roof, from which most of the slates have been removed. Doorway in short return elevation, and small window overlooking the weighbridge. Contains remain of weighing machinery.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other items at the Llechwedd sidings, and as a rare surviving weighbridge house retaining some machinery.
Nearby in the register
- Railway Bridge at Former Llechwedd SidingsTransportunder 1 mi
- Crane at Former Llechwedd SidingsIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Railway Bridge at Former Llechwedd SidingsTransportunder 1 mi
- Hydro-Electric PowerstationIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.