Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
23342
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1966
Date of Amendment
24/05/2000
Name of Property
Weigh House at Lon-Isaf Gate
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandygai
Town
Locality
Lon Isaf
Easting
260203
Northing
369393
Street Side
Location
Situated on the eastern side of the former London to Holyhead Road directly opposite the associated toll keeper's cottage (Lon-Isaf Gate).
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built in association with the toll keeper's cottage on the London to Holyhead road, turnpiked by Thomas Telford between 1815 and 1830.
Exterior
Small square-plan building. Roughly coursed and dressed rubblestone with quoins; gable-ended slate roof has slate coping and slate slabs at eaves level giving appearance of pediment at each end. Front gable end (at right-angles to road) has blind round-headed window with voussoirs and slate cill and like that on the cottage opposite originally held a board listing the toll charges; square-headed blind window with slate cill and lintel to right wall and boarded door in right wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as an unusual survival of an early C19 weigh house, one of only 2 surviving on Telford's London to Holyhead turnpike road; strong group value with associated toll keeper's cottage opposite and adjoining roadside walling with depot.
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