Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
30/03/1951
Date of Amendment
26/09/2005
Name of Property
Grisiau Mawr (steps between Pencei (Cornhill) and Ffordd Garth)
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
On the W side of Cornhill, between Ty Toronto and No 7 Cornhill.
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.
Reason for designation
Listed as a distinctive historical townscape feature for its contribution to the historical integrity of Porthmadog harbour.
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