Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sail Loft
Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porth Amlwch, Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 7 August 1974.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 7 August 1974
- Locality
- Porth Amlwch
- Town
- Amlwch
- Community
- Amlwch
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.41538, -4.33185
- Cadw reference
- 5720
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 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In an elevated position above the dry dock at the N end of the harbour, the sail loft is slightly set back from the N end of Pen Cei (Upper Quay Street).
History
Sail loft built c. 1870, along with the nearby dry dock. The harbour at Amlwch was the scene of a busy ship building industry in C19, and the sail loft and dry dock were created to the NE of the harbour by Nicholas Treweek in the late C19. In the C20 the building was in use by the Porth Amlwch Boat Club.
Exterior
Aligned W-E and built into the gentle slope above the N end of the harbour at Porth Amlwch; a long 2-storey, 3-window range with massive raking buttresses at the W gable end. Built of stone with roughcast rendered elevations; modern slate roof with rendered, rectangular gable stack with capping to W end. The principal entrance elevation faces N, the ground floor with openings arranged W-D-W-W-D (double doors to R); doorways have shallow cambered heads and windows are small paned casements, some blocked. The rear (S) elevation has a single (blocked) doorway to L (W) and the W gable has a single 1st floor to L and a blocked doorway to R.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved late C19 sail loft, built to meet the demands of the busy shipbuilding industry of the C19 and an important component part of the harbour development at Porth Amlwch.
Nearby in the register
- Dry dockMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Chimney nearest to the Sail LoftDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lighthouse and watchtower, with attached building at the entrance of the old harbourRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Pier at the entrance of the old harbourMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.