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
4416
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1951
Date of Amendment
26/09/2005
Name of Property
Grisiau Mawr (steps between Pencei (Cornhill) and Ffordd Garth)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Porthmadog
Town
Porthmadog
Locality
Porthmadog
Easting
256841
Northing
338344
Street Side
Location
On the W side of Cornhill, between Ty Toronto and No 7 Cornhill.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably built in the mid C19 to connect the harbour with new houses on Garth Road, which were built from the mid C19 onwards. The steps are indicated on the 1871 Tremadog estate plan and shown on the 1885 harbour survey.
Exterior
Three steep contiguous flights of steps with renewed concrete treads over the original slate. The steps are between garden walls and end walls of the abutting buildings. Only at the bottom is there an iron handrail.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a distinctive historical townscape feature for its contribution to the historical integrity of Porthmadog harbour.
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