Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Y Llong (The Ship) public house
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
- 52.92482, -4.13117
- Cadw reference
- 85411
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
In a terrace fronting the street opposite The Park.
History
A public house built in the 2nd quarter of the C19 and shown on the 1842 Tithe map, 1871 Tremadog estate plan and 1888 Ordnance Survey. It was known as the Ship as early as 1844.
Exterior
A symmetrical 2-storey 3-window public house of large slate-stone blocks laid in regular courses, slate roof with 3 skylights, and stone end stacks. The central entrance has a simple portico with cast iron posts, bracketed cornice, and replacement fielded panel door. Windows are 4-pane sashes on stone sills, incorporating leaded glazing in the lower storey.
The rear has replacement doors and windows and a lower gabled wing.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a well-preserved C19 public house notable for its distinctive use of local stone and retaining definite character close to the commercial centre of the port of Porthmadog.
Nearby in the register
- Fellowship HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Tom Parry & CoNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bee-hive Establishment (Tom Parry & Co)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Tregunter, including forecourt railings and gateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.