Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83255
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/11/2004
Date of Amendment
23/11/2004
Name of Property
Barn above Dyfi Furnace
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Ysgubor-y-Coed
Town
Machynlleth
Locality
Furnace
Easting
268496
Northing
295098
Street Side
Location
Situated on slope behind the Dyfi Furnace, reached by footpath.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Large industrial storage barn built to store charcoal to fuel the Dyfi Furnace, built c. 1755. The furnace was sited in Wales although it used Cumbrian ore because of the availability of oak for charcoal. Shown in background of 1804 P.J. de Loutherbourg drawing of furnace.
Exterior
Barn, rubble stone with slate roof, large scale, built partly into bank. Uphill N side has centre doorway with cambered arch and stone voussoirs, and six ventilation slots under eaves. Right end has large door with timber lintel. Left end is built onto bedrock and has opening at ground level (loft level inside). Rear has six ventilation slots under eaves.
Interior
Large interior with bedrock exposed at left end. Five large tie-beam trusses each with four diagonal struts. No loft floor.
Reason for designation
Graded II* for its exceptional interest as a C18 industrial storage barn, on a large scale, well-preserved and an integral part of the Dyfi Furnace complex.
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