Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old School
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, designated on 20 February 1974.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 20 February 1974
- Locality
- Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.75902, -4.78807
- Cadw reference
- 4387
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 133 Bardsey Island (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on E side of track just S of the Cristin walled courtyard.
History
Former island schoolroom, probably mid C19 and pre-dating the major rebuildings on the island carried out for the 3rd Baron Newborough in the 1870s, but said to have been built by Lord Newborough.
Exterior
Schoolroom, rubble stone with slate gabled roof and stone N end stack. Single storey, with 3 x 16-pane sash windows to W front. S end is pebbledashed with one 16-pane renewed window. N end has brick porch with rubble stone crenellation and arched ledged door facing W.
Interior
Three-bay roof with collar-trusses, small plank partition inside NE door. Platform at S end.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a small rural schoolroom, of historical interest and group value with the Cristin buildings to N.
Nearby in the register
- Walls to Old SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Walled Court at CristinDomesticunder 1 mi
- CristinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walls to CristinDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.