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NOS.7, 8, 9 & 10 Cornhill, Gwynedd

A Grade II Listed Building in Porthmadog, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9235 / 52°55'24"N

Longitude: -4.1307 / 4°7'50"W

OS Eastings: 256858

OS Northings: 338355

OS Grid: SH568383

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.MYXW

Mapcode Global: WH55L.JS75

Plus Code: 9C4QWVF9+9P

Entry Name: NOS.7, 8, 9 & 10 Cornhill, Gwynedd

Listing Date: 30 March 1951

Last Amended: 26 September 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4417

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300004417

Location: In a block on the W side of Cornhill.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Porthmadog

Community: Porthmadog

Community: Porthmadog

Built-Up Area: Porthmadog

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Cornhill is the group of buildings around the original Porthmadog harbour (Cornhill Wharf), which was built 1821-4. It became the commercial centre of the port and in 1833 Samuel Lewis noted that 'many good houses have been built, and a considerable trade is now carried on'. Buildings in Cornhill included houses, shops, bank, offices and workshops. In 1886 there were sail makers, 2 block and spar makers, 2 public houses, 4 grocers, butcher, ironmonger and a shipsmith. In addition, the Bwlch-y-Slate Quarry Co, Carnarvonshire & Merionethshire Steamship Co, Workmen's Benefit Building Society, Davies Brothers Slate Merchants, Parry & Co and Prichard Brothers ship brokers all had offices in Cornhill.

No 7 Cornhill was built in the mid C19, probably as a shop and house and added to an existing commercial and residential building (now Nos 8-10). It is shown on the 1871 Tremadog estate plan, 1885 harbour survey and 1888 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

A 3½-storey 2-window house roofed in the same range as Nos 8-10 but separated from No 8 by a full-height vertical joint. Of large slate-stone blocks laid in regular courses, slate roof with added skylights, and stone stacks. Openings are offset towards the R. The entrance on the R has a replacement half-glazed door in a slightly wider original opening. Windows are replacements in original openings.

In the L gable end, facing the steep Grisiau Mawr, are replacement windows in each storey, of which the middle-storey window was originally a doorway. A full-height vertical joint separates the main range from an added lower rear wing built into a steep bank. Facing Grisiau Mawr it has a doorway converted to a window, a replacement window further L, and the entrance at 3rd-storey level by an inserted panel door.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding window alteration, for its special architectural interest as a part of a prominent harbour-side terrace notable for its distinctive use of local stone and of definite C19 regional character, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Porthmadog harbour.

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