Appendix 13.1 Gazetteer of Historic Assets Abergelli 2018 PEIR

Appendix 13.1 Heritage Gazetteer

Five digit IDs with a letter suffix (w) are Primary Record Numbers (PRNs) recorded in the GGAT HER. Five or six digit IDs without a letter suffix are National Primary Record Numbers (NPRNs) of the NMR, as supplied by the RCAHMW. Numbers preceded by the letters ‘LB’ are Listed Building numbers, whilst those prefixed by the letters ‘GM’ are Scheduled Ancient Monuments. AB numbers are IDs assigned during the assessment.

Table 1: Historic assets within the 1 km Study Area

ID Name Description Value NGR Period Status GM308, Earthwork near Traces of an oval enclosure, probably of Iron Age High SN63630155 Iron Age Scheduled Monument 00377w, Fforest Newydd date, which has been partly damaged by ploughing. 93194, It measures approximately 90m by 65m. LB26238, Cefn Fforest Fawr A symmetrically fronted house of c. 1760. Central Medium SN63240045 Post-medieval Grade II Listed Building 00969w, stair-passage, stair at rear with turned balusters. 18281, 00999w, Pen Y House with rear stair outshut, c1700. Gable Low SN63340049 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 19721 entrance originally. 01005w, Maes Eglwys, A 17th century end-entry house with stairs in Low SN65430069 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 408270 Llangyfelach outshut. Features include straight cut beams, first floor fireplace corn drying kiln, trusses with both notch-jointed collars and collarless. A bakehouse with loft lies adjacent to house. 01006w, Rhos Fawr, Mawr. A symmetrical fronted house of two and a half Low SN65800337 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 19849 storeys with a central passage and a timber stairway. There is also a gable entry stone stairway leading to a cellar dairy dated 1805. 01229.10w Llangyfelach Goods Llangyfelach goods depot, Great Western Railway. Low SS64269968 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Depot 01340w Bryn Whilach Appears on OS Map 1879 as Bryn-whilach pit (coal). Low SN64500020 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Colliery There is an associated engine, engine house, chimney, shaft, buildings and rails. On OS Map 1899 there does not appear to be much development. The engine house and shaft are still named and buildings and the rails remain. On OS Map 1919 the colliery is not named and the shaft is now called an old coal pit. The rails and most of the buildings are gone as well. On OS Map 1949 all that remains is part of a chimney and spoil tips. 01341w Quarry, This site comprises a Post-Medieval quarry situated Low SN64910030 Post-medieval Non-designated asset within Llangyfelach. The 3rd edition OS map depicts

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ID Name Description Value NGR Period Status Llangyfelach the area as an 'Old Gravel Pit' within the Bryn- whilach Plantation. No further information is currently available. 01345w Colliery, Mawr This site comprises a Post-Medieval colliery situated Low SN64240250 Post-medieval Non-designated asset within Mawr. No further information is currently available. 01349w Quarry, Mawr A quarry situated within Mawr. First identified on Low SN65030160 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 1896-97 OS mapping, the asset is depicted as an 'Gravel Pit'. 01524w, Salem Llangyfelach Salem Baptist Chapel was built in 1777, Low SN65780296 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 13378 Capel Y Bedydd enlarged in 1815 and rebuilt in 1877. The present chapel, is built in the Simple Round-Headed style to the design of architect Thomas Thomas of . The chapel is stone built with two storeys and a gable entry plan. 01525w Pen Y Fedw / Pen Village shown on Rees' 1932 map of South Low SN664014 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Vedw and the Borders in the 14th Century. 01527w, Y Felin Wen This site comprises a Post-Medieval Mill entitled 'Y Low SN663010 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 421383 Felin Wen' situated within the community of Mawr. The 3rd edition OS map depicts the area as a flour mill with two rectangular structures and one smaller ancillary structure. No further information is currently available. 01963w, Lower Lliw The Lower Lliw Reservoir, situated to the north of Low SN64900340 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 32348 Reservoir , was initiated by the Swansea Corporation who petitioned for an Act of Parliament in 1860 for the construction of reservoirs on the Lliw and Llan Rivers and Blaenant Ddu Brook. The Lower Lliw, one of the highest earth dams in Britian. Work commenced in 1862 and completed in 1867. The dam, about 129 metres wide and 30m high impounded 1.35 million cubic metres. 02816.0w Lliw Valley Railway Dismantled railway serving Felindre Pit (engine Low SN65860238 Post-medieval Non-designated asset house PRN 1227w, colliery PRN1406w) on the east side of the Lliw Valley located to the north of Swansea. Route survives as a pathway. 02855.0w Mawr Mill Race This site comprises a Post-Medieval Mill race Low SN64000282 Post-medieval Non-designated asset situated within the community of Mawr. The 3rd edition OS map depicts the area as associated with the Melin y Felindre flour mill. No further information is currently available.

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ID Name Description Value NGR Period Status 02905w, Velindre (Felindre) The Velindre works was built as part of a post-war Low SS64159965 Modern Non-designated asset 85266 Works development programme begun after the Steel Company of Wales was formed in 1947. In 1952 the company started work on the construction of a cold reduction and electrolytic tinning plant at the site near Llangyfelach. In 1956 production began. The site closed in 1989. 03017.0w Mineral Railway This site comprises a Post-Medieval Mineral railway Low SN64500020 Post-medieval Non-designated asset entitled 'Mineral Railway situated within the community of Llangyfelach. No further information is currently available. 03525w, Hermon Rectangular building with double-pitched roof, gable Low SS65889999 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 9143 end to road, with projecting catslide porch at rear end of right-hand wall. In a rural setting, on one side of a plot of land mainly used as car park. Built 1875 as gift of Vivian family to local com 05950.0w Tramroad, Pen- A post-medieval tramroad linking Bryn-whilach and Low SS6718898499 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Rhiw-Felen Colliery Pen-rhiw-felen Pits to Road. It is depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1877, the 2nd edition OS map of 1899, the 3rd edition OS map of 1917 and the 4th edition OS map of 1935. 06962w Mill Race, Y Felin Mill race for Y Felin Wen Mill, shown on 1st edition Low SN6694401727 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Wen Mill OS and still visible on 2012 mapping. 08336w Rhos Fawr Water Water wheel, sluice and pond shown on 1st edition Low SN6556703201 Post-medieval Non-designated asset Wheel OS map (1877). 09029g Pill Box Lydney, possibly a type FW3/26 Low SN63700150 Modern Non-designated asset 01246w, Site of Cynghordy An unknown malthouse entitled 'Cynghordy Low SN664029 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 33311 Malthouse Malthouse' situated within the community of Mawr 02750w, Cynghordy Fawr A farmstead at Cynghordy comprising a longhouse Low SN64240250 Post-medieval Non-designated asset 18535 of seventeenth century origin. A malt house or granary was added in the eighteenth century when the building was altered AB01 Site of Abergelli- Site of an extensive farmstead first identified on 2”:1 Low SN6556201787 Post-medieval Non-designated asset fawr mile maps of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire (1812- 14) as two rectangular earlier origins. The buildings have been completely demolished and the plot remains empty. AB02 Site of Abergelli- Site of an extensive farmstead first identified on the Low SN6512301636 Post-medieval Non-designated asset face Map of Glamorgan (1799), indicating it may have earlier origins. The complex may have been

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ID Name Description Value NGR Period Status completely demolished and replaced with two modern buildings. AB03 Field boundary First identified 2”:1 mile maps of Glamorgan and Low SN6502901606 ?Medieval/ Non-designated asset Monmouthshire (1812-14, indicating it may have to Post-medieval earlier origins. The feature was substantially altered SN6509001553 during construction of a recent gas pipeline, and although some of the original earthwork still survives, the boundary is predominantly now a modern fence line. AB04 Field boundary Sinuous north/south aligned field boundary. It Low SN 6517002049 Possibly Non-designated asset comprises a stone and earth bank with mixed to Medieval/ species small tree growth. First identified 2”:1 mile SN6526101916 Post-medieval maps of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire (1812-14), indicating it may have earlier origins. 80607 Abergelli Colliery Standing remains of colliery buildings located 50m Medium SN6506801818 Modern Non-designated asset and associated north of Abergelli-fact (HA29). First identified on tramway 1935-1938 OS mapping.

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Table 2: Scheduled Monuments within the 5 km Study Area

SAM Ref Name/Location NGR Distance from Project Site GM371 Morris Castle, Landore SS 65969640 4.40 km GM269 Mynydd Carn Goch Roman Earthworks, SS 6082297184 4.65 km GM299 Llangyfelach Cross Base, Llangyfelach SS 6463498929 1.80 km GM596 Penllergaer Orchideous House, Penllergaer SS 6262498796 2.40 km

GM353 Ring Cairn on Tor Clawdd SN 6703506299 4.40 km GM199 Garn Goch Round Barrow, Penllergaer SS 6055798073 4.35 km GM380 Ring Cairn on Craig Fawr, Mawr SN 6286206634 4.80 km GM202 Mynydd Pysgodlyn Round Barrow, Mawr SS 6082297184 2.90 km GM201 Pant-y-Ffa Round Cairn, Mawr SN 6184002706 3.00 km GM439 Cae Castell Rhyndwyclydach SN 6941504737 4.95 km GM497 Clydach Upper Forge, Clydach SN 68690197 3.20 km GM484 Landore New Quay, Landore SS 662958 5.00 km GM410 Remains of Astronomical SS 6226499096 2.40 km Observatory at Penllergaer GM336 Scott's Pit Engine House & Traces of Ancillary SS 6972098300 5.00 km Buildings, Birchgrove GM430 Gwernllwyn-chwyth Colliery Engine House, SS6974197962 5.15 km Llansamlet GM468 Townshend's Great Leat & Waggonway SS696978 5.20 km

Table 3: Listed buildings within the 5 km Outer Study Area

LB Ref Grade Name/Location NGR Distance from Project Site 11208 II Circular Pigsty at Beili Gras SN6069503859 4.55 km 11210 II* The Water Mill / Melin Felindre SN6374802732 1.20 km 11211 II Allt-y-fanog SN6958303868 4.70 km 11683 II St.Paul's Parish Church, Cwm SS6610895969 4.85 km Level Road 11684 II Dinas Noddfa Baptist Chapel, SS6604596157 4.65 km Dinas Street 11719 II Former annealing building of SS6712897057 4.00 km former Beaufort tinplate works 11736 II Seion Chapel, Clase Road (Ne SS6715398074 3.00 km Side) 11737 II Philadelphia Chapel Inc. SS6704497557 3.50 km Attached Chapel House (No 14 Morris St) And Attached Sunday School 11738 II Former Police Station SS6695397520 3.55 km 11740 II Wernfadog, Monmouth Place SN6724100099 1.70 km 11741 II Danbert House (Former SS6704397695 3.40 km Employment Exchange), Morfydd Street (N Side) 11742 II Morfydd Street Bridges And SS6712997689 3.45 km Boundary Wall To Davies Street 11743 II War Memorial In Morriston Park. SS6645398352 2.55 km Vicarage Road

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11744 I Capel Tabernacl, Woodfield SS6695397818 3.20 km Street (E Side) 11745 II Church of St John SS6693297668 3.40 km 15856 II House, Martin Street, (E Side) SS6695397516 3.50 km 19983 II Tredegar Fawr SS6329099720 1.20 km 19984 II Lofted Pigsty at Tredegar Fawr SS6325099742 1.20 km 22085 II Caersalem Newydd Baptist SS6521397318 3.45 km Chapel 22087 II* Capel Gellionnen (Gellionnen SN7007004150 4.95 km and Graig Unitarian Church) 22088 II Capel Calfaria SN6897101238 3.30 km 22775 II Capel Bethlehem including SS6271396126 4.70 km attached vestry block 22777 II Walkers Snack Foods Factory SS6270596435 4.40 km 26137 II Boundary Post SS6531198859 1.90 km 26235 II* Church of St David and St SS6461098970 1.75 km Cyfelach 26236 II* Tower of Church of St David and SS6463398934 1.80 km St Cyfelach 26237 II Boundary Post SS6537798861 1.90 km 26256 II Pont Lliw Mill SN6094000800 3.10 km 26257 II Penderi Fawr Farmhouse SS6190199587 2.40 km including attached cowhouse 26258 II Gwenlais-uchaf SN6184501552 2.40 km 26259 II Barn at Gwenlais-uchaf SN6183101566 2.40 km 26496 II Bryn-rhos SS6205897707 3.60 km 26497 II North farmyard range at Bryn- SS6206197743 3.55 km rhos 26498 II West farmyard range at Bryn- SS6204697727 3.55 km rhos 26499 II East farmyard range at Bryn- SS6207497726 3.55 km rhos 26500 II* The Equatorial Observatory, SS6226099094 2.40 km Penllergare 81058 II Bridge over Lower Clydach SN6846305875 4.50 km below Glynmeithrim Uchaf 81060 II Cottage attached to Bryn Elim SN6756303177 2.25 km 81067 II Valve tower at Upper Lliw SN6604805937 3.45 km reservoir with bridge and bridge abutment 81848 II* Scott's Pit Engine House SS6972098300 4.80 km 82317 II Piers and railings at Calfaria SN6895901258 3.30 km Baptist Chapel 82318 II Church of Saint John the Baptist SN6939001343 3.70 km 82322 II Church of Saint Mary SN6898601298 3.35 km 82323 II Swansea Canal aqueduct over SN6891701171 3.25 km the Lower Clydach River 82327 II Iron Footbridge over the SN6897501216 3.30 km Swansea Canal 82328 II Milestone on S side of High SN6934301363 3.70 km Street 82329 II Milestone on NE side of Vardre SN6924701583 3.60 km Road

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82330 II Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond SN6956901395 3.90 km 82331 II Manor Park Country House SN7012401422 4.50 km 82379 II Church of Saint Samlet SS6856897779 4.20 km 87502 II Church of St Teilo SS6368296276 4.40 km 87689 II Llansamlet Railway Underbridge SS6905697325 4.90 km

Table 4: Conservation Areas within the 5 km Study Area

Name/ID NGR Distance from Project Site Morriston – CA017 SS 66933 97682 3.40 km Llansamlet – CA027 SS 68543 97916 4.10 km

Table 5: Registered Historic Parks and Gardens within the 5 km Study Area

Registered Historic Parks and Gardens NGR Distance from Project Site GM 54 – Penllergaer Grade II SS 6261198211 2.40 km GM 60 – Cwmgelli Cemetery Grade II SS 6561996502 4.25 km GM 75 – Parc Llewelyn Grade II SS 6688897391 3.65 km

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