Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway Lodge at the Ffestiniog Railway Crossing
Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Minfordd, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, designated on 12 August 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 August 1988
- Locality
- Minfordd
- Community
- Penrhyndeudraeth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92564, -4.09088
- Cadw reference
- 5211
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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the N of, and below the village, accessed via a narrow lane bounded by rubble walls. The house is set on a levelled site at the SW corner of the crossing; behind a slate stave fence.
History
The Ffestiniog Railway originated as a slate transporting line from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog and was constructed between 1832 and 1836 - opened 20 April. This followed earlier plans by W A Madocks which did not come to fruition. At first the line only carried slate from Samuel Holland's quarry but by the mid 1850's was carrying Blaenau slates generally -over 50 000 tons a year. Steam engines were introduced in 1863 and the line was subsequently adapted as a pasenger line. This building was the original mid 1830's weigh house; it was superseded in 1856 by that at Boston Lodge, the main workshop and stables for the line at the E end of the Cob at Porthmadog.
Exterior
Two-storey building with slate stone elevations laid in thin heavily mortared slabs; slate roof, hipped to left end, with wide boarded eaves and rubble chimney stacks. One window front; boarded door across corner, splayed back to ground floor only. One window left hand side and single storey cross range with pebbledash gable end to the road including chimney stack. The windows are mostly of timber frame small pane type with metal casement openings; later sash window on left end and to cross range. Cement render right hand gable end - the building may have once continued further to W.
Reason for designation
Included for its importance to the history of the Ffestiniog Railway and as a well-preserved C19 railway building.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance Piers at the Minffordd Approach to PortmeirionGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Rhos HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Lodge to Plas PenrhynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Minffordd StationTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.