Retort House of the Old Gas Works (Now Gas Showroom), Dolgellau, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7436 / 52°44'37"N

Longitude: -3.8846 / 3°53'4"W

OS Eastings: 272877

OS Northings: 317890

OS Grid: SH728178

Mapcode National: GBR 91.066Q

Mapcode Global: WH56P.99GH

Plus Code: 9C4RP4V8+F5

Entry Name: Retort House of the Old Gas Works (Now Gas Showroom)

Listing Date: 19 June 1990

Last Amended: 19 June 1990

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5075

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300005075

Location: Set back from the street line opposite the entrance to Heol y Dwr.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Dolgellau

Built-Up Area: Dolgellau

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Mid Cl9.

Exterior

3 bay, 2 storey. Coursed rubble masonry. Gently pitched slate roof. Raking gable copings on moulded kneelers. Boarded eaves on modillions. Truncated chimney stack to right, projecting ramped base with string course.
3 tall recessed round arches. Stone voussoirs on impost blocks stressed keystone, pilasters. 3 inset round arched windows to lst floor, stone voussoirs. Modern small pane glazing. Interrupted sill band. Former doorway to centre bay. Deep stone lintel shaped to form doorhead, modern small paned window. Plain plinth.
Former lst floor window to right end elevation alongside chimney base. Round arch, stone voussoirs. Wall below opened to form modern entrance.

2 round arched windows to left end elevation. Stone voussoirs, glazing similar to front.

An architecturally ambitious example of the buildings associated with small rural gas works in the mid Cl9.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Governor House to right.

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Retort House of the Old Gas Works (Now Gas Showroom)

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd