Drying House, Llanllyfni, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0637 / 53°3'49"N

Longitude: -4.2264 / 4°13'34"W

OS Eastings: 250910

OS Northings: 354140

OS Grid: SH509541

Mapcode National: GBR 5K.C5T9

Mapcode Global: WH54Z.18Q5

Plus Code: 9C5Q3Q7F+FF

Entry Name: Drying House

Listing Date: 21 July 2000

Last Amended: 21 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23674

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300023674

Location: Located on Level VIII (Bonc Brig) of the Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry at the foot of the modern steep access road from Y Fron.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Llanllyfni

Locality: Pen-yr-Orsedd

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Drying house for quarrymens' clothes, built c1900. The quarry opened c1816 and in 1863 it was bought by W A Darbishire & Co. During the 1890s about 450 men worked here: it finally closed in 1997.

Exterior

Regularly coursed slate slabs; slate roof with tall integral red brick stack to foot of roof slope at right corner; metal boiler flue to ridge slightly to right of centre. Front has now doorless opening to left; right gable end has 6-paned sash window to centre with similar smaller sash window above to right.

Interior

Retains central stove.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well-preserved drying house, which is part of a group with other quarry structures directly adjacent on Level VIII of the Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry and important for the evidence it provides of its social organisation.

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Drying House

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd