History

Early C19 toll house, constructed as one of a series on the new section of the famous London to Holyhead road, built c1815 by Thomas Telford, Engineer. Altered and extended late C19 by Lord Penrhyn of Penrhyn Castle for use as one of a number of keeper's cottages on the estate.

Exterior

Single-storey L-shaped lodge; of rubble construction with shallow-pitched slate roofs, half-hipped to the N and W. These have deep verges and eaves, the latter carried forward on the main (N) side to form a verandah-style porch over the entrance; plain wooden posts with struts. The entrance is to the L of a recessed 4-pane sash window and has a boarded door. To the L of this an advanced cross-wing with recessed 6-pane window to the road side and a blind window above, beneath the overhanging half-hipped roof. Plain 4-pane casement windows with slate lintels to the W and E sides, two to each; two entrances beyond on E, boarded and stable doors. Central stack with 2-stage chimney, rendered below and brown brick above, simply-moulded; weathercoursing.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of resurvey (November 1996).

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special historic interest as a prominently-sited and unusually well-preserved example of a toll house on Telford's important London to Holyhead road.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29495829

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)