Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
15497
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
05/01/1999
Name of Property
Corn Drying House at Felin Sylfaen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Barmouth
Town
Barmouth
Locality
Felin Sylfaen
Easting
264034
Northing
318653
Street Side
Location
Situated immediately behind Felin Sylfaen, on a bend where the narrow metalled lane from Cutiau to Caerdeon crosses the Afon Dwynant.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Dated 1729. Drying House associated with the adjoining mill.
Exterior
An early C18 rubble-built 4-bay vernacular drying house with massive boulder foundations, partly built onto rock; rubble parapet gables; corrugated iron roof. Entrance to L on E side with recessed boarded door; further entrance to N gable end with original pegged wooden doorcase, the lintel inscribed: 'M O 1729'; boarded door. Ventilation slits to both gable ends.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare example of a dated vernacular regional corn drying house.
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