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Forge and open storage area at Felinrhyd-fawr

Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Vale of Ffestiniog, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, designated on 7 April 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Forge and open storage area at Felinrhyd-fawr, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Industrial
Date of designation
7 April 1989
Locality
Vale of Ffestiniog
Community
Talsarnau
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.93722, -4.01239
Cadw reference
5214

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Located at the S side of the A496 c2km SW of Maentwrog. The forge and open storage area are to the rear of the house at Felinrhyd-fawr, with narrow stone flagged yard between. Hillside rises steeply to rear.

Probably contemporary with the extensions to either end of the house and the enlargement of this estate farm - the stables are dated 1873.

Single storey rubble range with single pitch corrugated iron roof. The 2 bay forge to left end has 4 pane window (no glazing), boarded door and a rubble chimney stack at the back. Broad 2 bay open storage area to right with central supporting pier; roughly hewn roof and timbers.

The small yard between this and the farmhouse is separated from the farmyard by a stone wall and former gated opening.

Internally it is stone flagged with central cobbled area; furnace with yellow brick base.

Included for group value with Felinrhyd-fawr farmhouse and farmyard ranges.

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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