Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17929
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/03/1996
Date of Amendment
01/04/1998
Name of Property
Former Keepers' Accommodation at St Tudwal's Lighthouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanengan
Town
Pwllheli
Locality
St Tudwals West Island
Easting
233460
Northing
325169
Street Side
Location
Adjacent to the lighthouse at the upper end of the island.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The lighthouse was erected in 1877 to mark the N end of Cardigan Bay. The keepers accommodation is contemporary with it. It is now disused.
Exterior
Contemporary with the tower, and laid out in relation to it. Smooth render over stone or brick, with flat roof, unmoulded cornice and blocking course. Symmetrically laid out, with central entrance facing W (and blocked rear entrance). W elevation has central square porch with plain cornice and blocking course, and doorways in either side. 2 flanking windows to either side are 8-pane sashes (some now boarded over); similar 3-window return elevations. The building is built into the slope, and the rear elevation is partly below ground level, accessed by a narrow walkway: blocked central entrance, and an asymmetrical disposition of openings, with outer doorway and flanking window to the right, outer and central doors in left, with flanking windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a significant part of the lighthouse complex, forming a coherent group with the tower.
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