Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Sail Loft
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales
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
- 52.92464, -4.12616
- Cadw reference
- 85407
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
At the W end of Britannia Place and on the N side of Britannia Terrace.
History
Built in the mid C19 and shown on the 1871 Tremadog estate plan and 1888 Ordnance Survey. It supplied sails to the Porthmadog shipbuilding industry, which flourished from the 1850s to the 1870s, then enjoyed a revival between 1891 and 1913, when Porthmadog became well-known for building 3-masted schooners. It was probably occupied by William Jones, listed as a sail maker in 'Britannia Terrace' in 1871.
Exterior
A 2-storey sail loft of rubble stone incorporating larger quoins and dressings, and partly rendered. The slate roof is hipped to the L, with skylight, and has a roughcast end stack to the R. In the lower storey are central wide boarded doors, flanked by a 16-pane sash window to the L, shuttered window to the R and a boarded door at the R end where the ground level is slightly higher. In the upper storey, offset L of centre, is a boarded loading door under a projecting gable (formerly with pulley). Shuttered openings are to the R and L. The 2-window rear has replacement windows and central boarded door and overlight.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historical interest as a well-preserved specialist C19 marine-industrial building of definite character, and contributing to the overall historical integrity of the port.
Nearby in the register
- Plas Ne NeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas PenbwllNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bridge CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Britannia BridgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.