Former Diffwys Railway Station (now public toilets), Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9949 / 52°59'41"N

Longitude: -3.9346 / 3°56'4"W

OS Eastings: 270251

OS Northings: 345925

OS Grid: SH702459

Mapcode National: GBR 5Y.HBPR

Mapcode Global: WH559.JZLF

Plus Code: 9C4RX3V8+X5

Entry Name: Former Diffwys Railway Station (now public toilets)

Listing Date: 28 June 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5208

Building Class: Miscellaneous

Also known as: Former Diffwys Railway Station (now public toilets)

ID on this website: 300005208

Location: Located in an open car park (former railway yard) off the High Street.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Ffestiniog

Locality: Blaenau Ffestiniog

Built-Up Area: Blaenau Ffestiniog

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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History

Opened in the summer of 1866 as a terminus on the narrow gauge Porthmadog- Ffestiniog railway (later run by LNWR company). In use until 1932 and converted to public toilets 2 years later.

Exterior

Small-scale, single-storey symmetrical front with outer advanced gabled wings. Snecked rubble with dressed quoins and moulded string course over centre openings; yellow brick surrounds. Slate roof with fish-scale patterning, clay ridge tiles and red/yellow patterned brick stacks. Ironwork cusping to bargeboards. Slate gable plaques with Prince of Wales feathers carved by Robert Roberts, poet and carver, over cambered and droved lintels to recessed boarded doorways; modern doors. The central section has a modern arched disabled entrance flanked by original sash windows. Arched doorways to blocked inner angle matched by oculus over ticket opening with slate cill. Modern Victorian-style bracketed lamps above doors. Modern brick forecourt with iron bollards. Single rear opening with toothed surround; double boarded doors. Gothic-headed sash window to W gable end.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a former railway station associated with the local slate industry.

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Former Diffwys Railway Station (now public toilets)

A Grade II Listed Building in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd