Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Yr Ysgol
Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Eisingrug, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, designated on 30 November 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 30 November 1966
- Locality
- Eisingrug
- Community
- Talsarnau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89029, -4.05887
- Cadw reference
- 4791
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)
- 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 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Along the SE side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug; set at the southern entrance to Maes-y-neuadd, to WSW of the house.
History
Built as a school in 1757 by Lornie Wynne of Maes-y-neuadd, whose initials with date are on a tablet set in the W gable.
Exterior
Small, formerly lofted, schoolhouse. Built of roughly coursed, mortared, rubble masonry including large stones as quoins and lintels. Roof of small old slates with small stack at E gable with dripstones and capping. The principal elevation now faces S and has a single doorway to L with 2-paned light to R. The W gable faces the road and has a blocked doorway to L (N) which has a datestone above that bears the initials and date: L W / 1757. To R of the doorway is a blocked window and there is a small window set in the gable apex.
Interior
The interior retains the original pegged central truss with chamfered cross beam and paired purlins. Stone slab floor.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good mid C18 rural schoolhouse that retains traditional character and is of particular historic interest for its known relationship to the Wynn family and the adjacent gentry house and estate centre at Maes-y-neuadd.
Nearby in the register
- Walled gardens at Maes-y-neuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes-y-neuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn and hammel at Maes y MeillionAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cowhouse at Maes y MeillionAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.