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
14755
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/07/1994
Date of Amendment
25/07/1994
Name of Property
Gunpowder Magazine
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Holyhead
Town
Locality
Breakwater Quarry
Easting
222906
Northing
383405
Street Side
Location
To N of road to Breakwater Country Park, approximately 200m W of bridge over road.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Mid C19 gunpowder magazine built to store explosives for Breakwater quarries.
Exterior
Grey stone, Front (S) has porch with monopitch roof, doorway with steel door, and small window to R. Ends each have three buttresses, small window in L wall; plain rear. Interior has two chambers separated by thick walls; brick vaults.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included of scarce example of building type, illustrating engineering history of quarry and Great Breakwater.
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