Cottage on corner of Pentre Pella (including Foregardem Wall), Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3115 / 53°18'41"N

Longitude: -4.6629 / 4°39'46"W

OS Eastings: 222693

OS Northings: 382705

OS Grid: SH226827

Mapcode National: GBR GMVY.JVT

Mapcode Global: WH31B.B1T4

Plus Code: 9C5Q886P+JV

Entry Name: Cottage on corner of Pentre Pella (including Foregardem Wall)

Listing Date: 25 July 1994

Last Amended: 25 July 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 14756

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300014756

Location: In settlement on lower slopes of Holyhead Mountain, above south stack road. On S corner of Pentre Pella, at R of row, facing SE.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)

Community: Holyhead

Built-Up Area: Holyhead

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Early C19 cottage one of group built for quarry workers at nearby Breakwater quarry.

Exterior

Heavily rendered walls, chimneys, slurried roof. One and a half storeys, two windows. Small dormers across eaves decorated bargeboards (pinnacle remains to L), 4-pane windows. Central large gabled porch, windows to side, boarded entrancedoor; porch links to foregarden wall. Window to each side of porch, 3 small panes over 2 larger panes. Lower 2m of wall of gable end to R is deeper than above.

Reasons for Listing

Included as best preserved example of quarry worker's house in this interesting settlement.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Ffynnon y Wrach
Set back slightly from the SE side of the road below Holyhead mountain, SW of Holyhead.
II Gunpowder Magazine
To N of road to Breakwater Country Park, approximately 200m W of bridge over road.
II Porthyfelin House
Approximately 200m NW of junction of Porth-y-Felin Road and Beach Road with main front facing E (away from road).
II Soldier's Point House
Close to landward end of great breakwater. In extensive grounds which include garden walls and ornaments in similar style to grand screen wall to N of house.
II Screen Wall to Soldier's Point House
To N and NW of Soldier’s Point House.
II Cybi Building, Holyhead High School
North-west of the town centre, opposite the main buildings of Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi.
II Tan-y-Cytiau
In an elevated position on the slopes of Holyhead Mountain, approached from the lane that leads to South Stack Lighthouse.
II Boundary Wall to Cybi Building, Holyhead High School
Defines the boundary of the school grounds to South Stack Road and to the west, and encloses the former head-masters house (Gwynant) to the east.

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Cottage on corner of Pentre Pella (including Foregardem Wall)

A Grade II Listed Building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey