Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen-y-bont Cottages
Corris, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 July 1990
- Locality
- Pantperthog
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Corris
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.60081, -3.85616
- Cadw reference
- 5233
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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).
Cadw's description
Location
On the N bridgehead of the Pont-ar-Ddyfi facing S across the river towards Machynlleth.
History
The cottages were probably built at various periods from the early-mid C19, with later alterations.
Exterior
No 1 is at the W end of the row. Two broad bays, the left bay slightly outset and containing a boarded door and 4-pane unhorned sash windows on each floor. former door in W gable end now a window. The corner angle is painted black as are the architraves to the openings. Stone stack on the party wall, and a later blue-brick stack on the gable end.
Reason for designation
Included as a good group of traditional cottages in vernacular style of the early C19, in an important and conspicuous location by the bridgehead.
Nearby in the register
- Dovey Cottage, Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-bont CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.