Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
24/04/1951
Date of Amendment
01/02/1996
Name of Property
Penralltgoch
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
Located approximately 0.5km W of Ffestiniog village on a slightly raised terrace on the steep roadside.
Exterior
History: Built 1829 as a village school; formerly the residence of Lord Bertrand Russell, the distinguished mathematician and philosopher.
Exterior: L-shaped school building of rubble construction under a slate roof. The primary block runs parallel with the road and has a date plaque; the later cross-wing is at right-angles with the road and is single-storeyed above a raised basement. Modern 3-light windows.
Listed for its historic interest as an early C19 village school, formerly the residence of Bertrand Russell.
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