Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Sea Wall at Penmount Chapel
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 28 July 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1989
- Community
- Pwllheli
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.88920, -4.41385
- Cadw reference
- 4588
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To eastern and southern sides of Penmount Chapel, now bordering the car park.
History
Probably dating from the 1802/3 rebuilding to prevent the new chapel being flooded; old views show that the sea then came right up to it. Formerly continued further to W and as far as New Street to S.
Exterior
Approximately 1.5 to 2m high rubble wall with ramped coping. Starts to left by a later and taller wall to the former Council yard and continues beyond a gated entrance in front of the school hall and chapel. Curves around the S end by organ chamber and then turns back towards Penmount Terrace; finally returns to adjoining chapel end wall.
Largely overgrown on inner side.
Reason for designation
Included for group value and historical association with Penmount Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Penmount ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 7 Penmount SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Penmount SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Penmount SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.