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Penralltgoch

A Grade II Listed Building in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.959 / 52°57'32"N

Longitude: -3.9413 / 3°56'28"W

OS Eastings: 269697

OS Northings: 341942

OS Grid: SH696419

Mapcode National: GBR 5Y.KP2F

Mapcode Global: WH55H.FWFG

Plus Code: 9C4RX355+HF

Entry Name: Penralltgoch

Listing Date: 24 April 1951

Last Amended: 1 February 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4691

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300004691

Location: Located approximately 0.5km W of Ffestiniog village on a slightly raised terrace on the steep roadside.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Ffestiniog

Community: Ffestiniog

Locality: Llan Ffestiniog

Built-Up Area: Llan Ffestiniog

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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Exterior

History: Built 1829 as a village school; formerly the residence of Lord Bertrand Russell, the distinguished mathematician and philosopher.

Exterior: L-shaped school building of rubble construction under a slate roof. The primary block runs parallel with the road and has a date plaque; the later cross-wing is at right-angles with the road and is single-storeyed above a raised basement. Modern 3-light windows.

Listed for its historic interest as an early C19 village school, formerly the residence of Bertrand Russell.

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