Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Retaining wall of Afon Gyffin to E of Pont Pensarn
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Pensarn, Conwy, designated on 8 October 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 October 1981
- Locality
- Pont Pensarn
- Town
- Conwy
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27963, -3.82533
- Cadw reference
- 3242
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Between Pont Pensarn and the confluence of the Rivers Gyffin and Conwy.
Exterior
A C19 curving retaining wall of rubble stone on bedrock, approximately 130m long between Pont Pensarn and the Lifeboat station. At the W end, abutting Pont Pensarn, is a parapet of dwarf walls and iron railings, between 2 rock-faced piers with pyramidal caps, part of the forecourt to the adjoining bowling green.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a C19 river wall forming a group with Pont Pensarn and the railway retaining wall on the opposite bank.
Nearby in the register
- Conwy CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Castell ConwyCastleunder 1 mi
- Railway bridge over Llanrwst Road, including attached embankment wall to ETransportunder 1 mi
- Pont PensarnTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.