Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4158
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/04/1990
Date of Amendment
24/05/2000
Name of Property
Water Mill & Wheel House at Felin Fawr Slate Works
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandygai
Town
Locality
Coed-y-parc
Easting
261554
Northing
366355
Street Side
Location
Located on the eastern side of the yard at the Felin Fawr Slate Works, which adjoin the former Penrhyn Slate Quarry Railway and the west bank of the Afon Galedffrwd.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Probably erected in 1906/7 when the Felin Fawr Slate Works site was extended eastwards across the public road. The wheel formerly drove the blower for the foundry and machine shop. Disused at time of Survey, the workshop complex was formerly the principal slate and slab manufacturing yard for the Penrhyn Slate Quarry, one of the most productive in Wales.
Exterior
Simple, low rectangular plan building, aligned roughly north-south with small lower hip-roofed addition attached to north end, the hipped ends aligned east-west. Coursed slate slabs; hipped slate roof with projecting boarded eaves to both main range and addition. West side of main range has doorways to left and right flanking central wide doorway, all under long slate lintels and blocked at time of inspection. Addition to north end has infilled doorway on west side. Lean-to on east side of main range.
Interior
Interior retains a 26 ft (7.9m) cast-iron water wheel of 1906 set low in wheelpit.
Reason for designation
Included as an integral part of the exceptional group of buildings at the Felin Fawr Slate Works.
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