Ropeway Winding House (north-east), Llanllyfni, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0601 / 53°3'36"N

Longitude: -4.2275 / 4°13'38"W

OS Eastings: 250825

OS Northings: 353747

OS Grid: SH508537

Mapcode National: GBR 5K.CCJP

Mapcode Global: WH54Z.1B6X

Plus Code: 9C5Q3Q6F+22

Entry Name: Ropeway Winding House (north-east)

Listing Date: 21 July 2000

Last Amended: 21 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23738

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300023738

Location: Located immediately to the north-west of the slate mill on Level IV (Bonc Isa') of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Llanllyfni

Locality: Pen-yr-Orsedd

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Built in 1929 to wind the blondin ropeway from Wern Ifan pit. The quarry opened c1816 when it was worked by William Turner. In 1863 it was bought by W A Darbishire & Co., after which it underwent substantial modernisation, reflected in the use of both water and steam power. During the 1890s about 450 men worked here; it finally closed in 1997.

Exterior

Single-storey rectangular plan structure aligned north-east to south-west, constructed of roughly coursed slate slabs with gable-ended slate roof. Central window (joinery missing) to front wall with doorway and further window openings in left gable end; integral red brick stack to right gable end.

Interior

Retains concrete base for former electric motor which wound the blondin ropeway. On the internal wall are 3 murals, each contained in a painted disc, one depicting a horse's head, the others a bird on a branch and a dog's head with potted plant.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a well-preserved example of a C20 winding house operated by electric power and associated with the extensive blondin system at the quarry; part of the remarkable complex of buildings at Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry forming a group with other items on Level IV.

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II Slate Mill
Directly adjoining the slab mill to the south on Level IV (Bonc Isa') of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.
II Slab Mill
Directly adjoins the large slate mill on Level IV (Bonc Isa') of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.
II Compressor House
Sited higher up the slope away from the other buildings on Level VI (Bonc yr Offis) of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.
II Winding Drumhouse
Located to the south-east of the slate mill on Level IV of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry above the remains of the incline leading down to the start of the former Nantlle Railway below.
II Locomotive Shed
Directly adjoins the drumhouse on Level IV (Bonc Isa') of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.
II Winding Drumhouse and Incline
Located to the south-east of the slate mill on Level VI (Bonc yr Offis) of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry, the drumhouse is dramatically sited at the head of the incline running downhill to the south-east
II Barracks Building
Located to the south-west of the quarry offices on Level VI (Bonc yr Offis) of Pen-yr-Orsedd Slate Quarry.
II Quarry Offices
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Ropeway Winding House (north-east)

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd