Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22718
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/12/1999
Date of Amendment
06/12/1999
Name of Property
The Bell House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Corris
Town
Machynlleth
Locality
Aberllefenni
Easting
277024
Northing
309926
Street Side
Location
The building stands isolated but close to the road at the N end of the village.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Built in 1880s as the office for Aberllefenni Slate Quarry, a major slab quarry of early origins, but still operated on a small scale.
Exterior
The building is of cut slate laid on bed, roofed with lozenge ended slates and a cut stone half-round ridge. Single storey. Boarded door approached by a square and two monolithic semi-circular steps of slate, and a large single window facing SE. Gutter fascia board. At the NE end, the gable wall rises as a slate bell tower built of slabwork, and still retains the timing bell. At the SW end there is a slate stack serving the internal fireplace.
Interior
The roof is torched.
Reason for designation
Included as a significant and distinctive building directly associated with the slate industry, of major importance to the area.
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