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
19606
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/04/1998
Date of Amendment
01/04/1998
Name of Property
Machroes Farmhouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanengan
Town
Pwllheli
Locality
Penrhyndu
Easting
231487
Northing
326301
Street Side
Location
Situated on W side of lane running N from Bwlchtocyn-Penrhyndu Road on W edge of Machroes.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 farmhouse with added service range. One of the earlier houses surviving in the area which was largely built up with mine-workers cottages for the Penrhyndu mine. There are variant spellings of the name. Marked on the 1839 Llanengan Tithe Map as Marchrhos, owned by the Vaynol estate, occupied by Thomas Jones. Captain Henry Jones of Marchroes (1820-59) is buried at Llanengan, and the name of the farm now applies to the settlement called Machroes around it. In poor condition 1997.
Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone to main range with slate roof of large graded slates and stone end stacks. Service wing to left is uphill and slightly higher, roughcast with regular slate roof and roughcast left end stack. Two storeys, double-fronted main range with small 4-pane horned sashes and ledged door with overlight, door offset to right of centre. Service wing has large 4-pane sash below, small above and two cement sill courses. Roughcast left end wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a little altered vernacular farmhouse of regional character.
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