Railway Lodge at the Ffestiniog Railway Crossing, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9256 / 52°55'32"N

Longitude: -4.0909 / 4°5'27"W

OS Eastings: 259541

OS Northings: 338517

OS Grid: SH595385

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.MNRV

Mapcode Global: WH55M.4Q7H

Plus Code: 9C4QWWG5+7M

Entry Name: Railway Lodge at the Ffestiniog Railway Crossing

Listing Date: 12 August 1988

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5211

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300005211

Location: To the N of, and below the village, accessed via a narrow lane bounded by rubble walls. The house is set on a levelled site at the SW corner of the crossing; behind a slate stave fence.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Minfordd

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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History

The Ffestiniog Railway originated as a slate transporting line from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog and was constructed between 1832 and 1836 - opened 20 April. This followed earlier plans by W A Madocks which did not come to fruition. At first the line only carried slate from Samuel Holland's quarry but by the mid 1850's was carrying Blaenau slates generally -over 50 000 tons a year. Steam engines were introduced in 1863 and the line was subsequently adapted as a pasenger line. This building was the original mid 1830's weigh house; it was superseded in 1856 by that at Boston Lodge, the main workshop and stables for the line at the E end of the Cob at Porthmadog.

Exterior

Two-storey building with slate stone elevations laid in thin heavily mortared slabs; slate roof, hipped to left end, with wide boarded eaves and rubble chimney stacks. One window front; boarded door across corner, splayed back to ground floor only. One window left hand side and single storey cross range with pebbledash gable end to the road including chimney stack. The windows are mostly of timber frame small pane type with metal casement openings; later sash window on left end and to cross range. Cement render right hand gable end - the building may have once continued further to W.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its importance to the history of the Ffestiniog Railway and as a well-preserved C19 railway building.

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Railway Lodge at the Ffestiniog Railway Crossing

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd