Yr Ysgol, Talsarnau, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8903 / 52°53'25"N

Longitude: -4.0589 / 4°3'31"W

OS Eastings: 261580

OS Northings: 334523

OS Grid: SH615345

Mapcode National: GBR 5S.PY8S

Mapcode Global: WH55T.MMF2

Plus Code: 9C4QVWRR+4F

Entry Name: Yr Ysgol

Listing Date: 30 November 1966

Last Amended: 30 December 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4791

Building Class: Education

ID on this website: 300004791

Location: Along the SE side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug; set at the southern entrance to Maes-y-neuadd, to WSW of the house.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Talsarnau

Locality: Eisingrug

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: School building

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History

Built as a school in 1757 by Lornie Wynne of Maes-y-neuadd, whose initials with date are on a tablet set in the W gable.

Exterior

Small, formerly lofted, schoolhouse. Built of roughly coursed, mortared, rubble masonry including large stones as quoins and lintels. Roof of small old slates with small stack at E gable with dripstones and capping. The principal elevation now faces S and has a single doorway to L with 2-paned light to R. The W gable faces the road and has a blocked doorway to L (N) which has a datestone above that bears the initials and date: L W / 1757. To R of the doorway is a blocked window and there is a small window set in the gable apex.

Interior

The interior retains the original pegged central truss with chamfered cross beam and paired purlins. Stone slab floor.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good mid C18 rural schoolhouse that retains traditional character and is of particular historic interest for its known relationship to the Wynn family and the adjacent gentry house and estate centre at Maes-y-neuadd.

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Yr Ysgol

A Grade II Listed Building in Talsarnau, Gwynedd