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Turnpike House

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanllechid, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2189 / 53°13'8"N

Longitude: -4.0695 / 4°4'10"W

OS Eastings: 261917

OS Northings: 371092

OS Grid: SH619710

Mapcode National: GBR 5S.17XM

Mapcode Global: WH548.GCC5

Plus Code: 9C5Q6W9J+H5

Entry Name: Turnpike House

Listing Date: 9 March 2000

Last Amended: 9 March 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22937

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300022937

Location: Located right on road in Tan-y-lon at junction between the old Bangor to Conwy road and the road which runs roughly parallel with it between Tan-y-lon and Eglwys St Cross.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Bangor

Community: Llanllechid

Community: Llanllechid

Locality: Tan-y-lon

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Constructed as a toll house on the Bangor to Conway road, which was turnpiked as part of the route between Chester and Holyhead in the 1820s.

Exterior

Single-storey pentagonal building with splayed end to road. Painted regularly coursed rubblestone blocks; graded slate roof. Splayed end has C20 windows in original openings with slate cills to sides and blind panel to centre for former toll board; roughcast ridge stack near splayed end. Entrance in left return through C20 glazed door; C20 flat-roofed addition also on this side. Painted board to eaves on splayed end with pointing hand reads "LLANLLECHID 2 1/2".

Interior

Interior not accessible at time of Survey.

Reasons for Listing

Included, notwithstanding late C20 windows and extension, as an essentially well-preserved toll keeper's cottage on the former turnpike road.

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