Sailmakers, Seamstresses and Polishers Workshops, Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3131 / 53°18'47"N

Longitude: -4.6294 / 4°37'45"W

OS Eastings: 224930

OS Northings: 382800

OS Grid: SH249828

Mapcode National: GBR GMYY.87G

Mapcode Global: WH314.VZQG

Plus Code: 9C5Q897C+67

Entry Name: Sailmakers, Seamstresses and Polishers Workshops

Listing Date: 17 October 1986

Last Amended: 25 July 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5736

Building Class: Commercial

Location: Opposite Cross Street.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)

Community: Holyhead

Built-Up Area: Holyhead

Traditional County: Anglesey

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Exterior

Part of a large group of marine workshop buildings, this block before 1900. Low 1 storey angled range, brackets to oversailing bargeboards, tarred slate roof rubble walls cut down chimneys to rear with lean-to extension. Outer wall with voussoir lintels, two 2 blocked doorways and 4 sashes with marginal glazing bars. Adjoining range at right angles to L rear (facing NE across Harbour) is not original and not included.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as part of a (probably) unique group of purpose-built marine service buildings at a major British ferry port.

Group value.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Store, Old Boiler Shop & Sawmill buildings at Marine Yard
Opposite Water Street.
II Fitting, Boiler and Smithy Shops
Opposite Water Street. Irregular group of 3 parallel ranges to rear (NW) of office and stores building, the Smithy overlooks Victoria Road.
II Office and Stores Building
Part of a large group of marine workshop buildings opposite Water Street, this block behind Fitting, Boiler, and Smithy Shops facing harbour.
II Lower Churchyard Walls and Gateway
Below St Cybi’s Church, parallel to road enclosing lower level of churchyard.
I St Cybi's Church
In chuchyard overlooking inner harbour, entered by archway from Market Square.
I Walls of upper churchyard
Between Stanley Street and Victoria Road enclosing St Gybi’s Church, and Capel-y-Bedd, entered by gateway from Market Square.
II Capel y Bedd
In churchyard overlooking inner harbour, entered by archway from Market Square. To S of St Gybi’s Church near archway to churchyard.
II Stanley House
At SE corner of Churchyard, adjacent to entrance arches, with rear facing over Holyhead inner harbour.

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Sailmakers, Seamstresses and Polishers Workshops

A Grade II Listed Building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey

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Reasons for Listing

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