Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate piers and gates at entrance to Brecon Place and Greenways
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, designated on 26 September 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 26 September 2005
- Locality
- Porthmadog
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Porthmadog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92614, -4.13051
- Cadw reference
- 85378
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
Set back from the road and attached to the S side of HSBC bank.
History
Probably built in the early C20, and possibly by Britannia Foundry, Porthmadog, who cast architectural ironwork in the C20.
Exterior
Two monolithic gate piers stand either side of a single wide cast iron gate, to the R of which is another similar gate attached to the wall of HSBC bank. On the L side is a narrower pedestrian gate attached to a rubble-stone forecourt wall. The Arts-and-Crafts gates have a grid of scrollwork pattern.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as well-detailed early C20 ironwork, which contributes to the historical integrity of High Street and of Greenways and Brecon Place.
Nearby in the register
- HSBC BankNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Y Pisgotwr (The Fisherman)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Y Cymro and houseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Jessie's Deli and houseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.