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
15614
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/02/1995
Date of Amendment
01/02/1995
Name of Property
Water Wheel at Dyffrydan
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Arthog
Town
Locality
Pont Dyffrydan
Easting
269465
Northing
314999
Street Side
Location
Located immediately to the E of Dyffrydan.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Exterior
A C19 water wheel with associated machinery. A dug water course (now dry) leads from the hill behind to a short rubble aquaduct; stepped-down in front of this, and held by timber joists in a rubble-walled pit, a large iron wheel with timber spokes . To this, to the L are connected 2 further, smaller wheels with cogs and teeth, again bolted onto a timber frame.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Dyffrydan.
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