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Penralltgoch

Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales

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Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
24 April 1951
Locality
Llan Ffestiniog
Community
Ffestiniog
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.95897, -3.94128
Cadw reference
4691

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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).

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Cadw's description

Located approximately 0.5km W of Ffestiniog village on a slightly raised terrace on the steep roadside.

History: Built 1829 as a village school; formerly the residence of Lord Bertrand Russell, the distinguished mathematician and philosopher.

Exterior: L-shaped school building of rubble construction under a slate roof. The primary block runs parallel with the road and has a date plaque; the later cross-wing is at right-angles with the road and is single-storeyed above a raised basement. Modern 3-light windows.

Listed for its historic interest as an early C19 village school, formerly the residence of Bertrand Russell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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