Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Crane at Former Llechwedd Sidings
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales
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
- 53.00290, -3.94319
- Cadw reference
- 25851
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
Located 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 crane house dates from approximately this time.
Exterior
Cast-iron manually-operated hoist on coped sidings platform. The hoist consists of a tapering iron Doric column, the base of which has a swivel mechanism enabling rotation of the crane arm from side to side. A crankshaft operates a large spoked wheel which manipulates the arm; this is a tapering octagonal mast of painted pine, roughly 5m long. Foundry plate: W and J Galloway, Manchester.
Reason for designation
Listed as a complete late C19 manual crane with group value with other listed items at the former Llechwedd sidings.
Nearby in the register
- Weighbridge HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Railway Bridge at Former Llechwedd SidingsTransportunder 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.