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Dock at NW edge of Vaynol Park, (including the boathouse)

A Grade II Listed Building in Pentir, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2016 / 53°12'5"N

Longitude: -4.209 / 4°12'32"W

OS Eastings: 252550

OS Northings: 369452

OS Grid: SH525694

Mapcode National: GBR 5L.2B1Q

Mapcode Global: WH546.9SZF

Plus Code: 9C5Q6Q2R+MC

Entry Name: Dock at NW edge of Vaynol Park, (including the boathouse)

Listing Date: 26 August 1992

Last Amended: 22 September 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4206

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300004206

Location: Situated where the NW edge of Vaynol Park where it borders the Menai Strait, and is reached by the track that runs N close to the shore from Glan-y-mor Lodge to Boathouse Covert, immediately W of Ty

County: Gwynedd

Town: Bangor

Community: Pentir

Community: Pentir

Locality: Vaynol Park

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Dock

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History

Built in the mid C19, before 1871, to facilitate the transportation of supplies, particularly coal, to and from Vaynol Park. The boathouse is presumably contemporary, as is the coalman's house, Ty Glo.

Exterior

The dock is approximately quadrant shaped consisting of a curved rubble breakwater on the N, and a straight quay on the S, including stone steps. Both moles have rounded ends and the breakwater curves back to end beneath the E side of the boathouse. This building has deeply hipped slate roof, laid diagonally, and a verandah on the S supported on cylindrical columns in the manner of Wern-y-Gogas. Full height openings to the W, all extensively modernised. The dock has also been altered and divided up by the insertion of concrete ridges at the base - possibly concealing outfall pipes. At the mouth of the dock is the remains of what was possibly a stop-gate.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an unusual appurtenance of a large estate, relating to its economic prosperity, for its group value with Ty Glo and the boundary of Vaynol Park.

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