Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Toll House at the E End of The Cob (Also Known as The Rebecca Tollgate)
Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Boston Lodge, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, designated on 22 February 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1991
- Locality
- Boston Lodge
- Community
- Penrhyndeudraeth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91997, -4.10669
- Cadw reference
- 5235
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
On the roadside at the end of The Cob at the point where the road curves NW.
History
The Cob was originally built in 1808-11 and the toll gates for that were at the Porthmadoc end. In 1836 the lower Cob was added to carry the new road while the railway was taken across the higher embankment; the present tollhouse can be dated to c1836.
Exterior
Single storey, 3 bay rubble building with slate roof and wide eaves; the central gabled bays to front and rear project creating a cruciform plan; rubble chimney stacks with tall flues to either side of centre. The front has central entrance with attached toll-board to left - this was transfered from the former tollgate at the Porthmadoc end; tall, round-topped and painted gate pier (for pedestrian gate) to right. The outer bays have cross frame windows. Rendered left gable end with high plinth continuing across blank rear. Free-standing similar gate pier in front holding replaced main and pedestrian gates; gate on SE side of road is missing.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral part of The Cob which has a major place in the history of this area and for its historic interest as a tollhouse that is still in use.
Group value with The Cob.
Nearby in the register
- Former Oil Store at Boston Lodge Railway WorksTransportunder 1 mi
- Boston LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Brass Foundry at Boston Lodge Railway WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Locker Room Block at Boston LodgeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.