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Candle Tower and walls adjoining remains of Penrhos House

A Grade II Listed Building in Trearddur, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3004 / 53°18'1"N

Longitude: -4.5954 / 4°35'43"W

OS Eastings: 227138

OS Northings: 381299

OS Grid: SH271812

Mapcode National: GBR HM0Z.KR1

Mapcode Global: WH42H.C9XQ

Plus Code: 9C5Q8C23+4R

Entry Name: Candle Tower and walls adjoining remains of Penrhos House

Listing Date: 22 February 1993

Last Amended: 30 June 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5764

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300005764

Location: Located at the heart of the Penrhos Coastal Park at the SE end of Holy Island; reached by private driveway N of the A5(T) and c1.25km NNE of the N end of the Stanley Embankment. The Candle Tower and w

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Holyhead (Caergybi)

Community: Holyhead

Locality: Penrhos Coastal Park

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: House Tower

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History

The Penrhos estate was the principal seat on Holy Island and became the home of the Stanley family in 1763. Penrhos house was completely remodelled for John Thomas Stanley in early C19; the Candle Tower formed part of the service courtyard of the mansion, and is probably contemporary with this remodelling, built c1802-8, when turrets were known to have been added to Penrhos. The house became ruinous after 1945 and was later almost entirely demolished. The estate was bought by Anglesey Aluminium in 1969 and made into a country park in 1972. The estate buildings were being refurbished when inspected, May 1997.

Exterior

Circular corner tower to wall screening service courtyard to the E side of the former mansion. Built of rubble masonry, walls are crenellated and the tower has battered base below a stringcourse. Dressed stone window surrounds including one lancet. Entered from terrace of the former house and with one floor internally. The attached walls run at right angles to the tower and, towards the farm to N, includes a cusped Gothic arch with similarly detailed bracketed slate sill.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a significant surviving element in the C19 layout at Penrhos, in the striking castellated style characteristic of the Penrhos estate buildings of this period.

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