Furnace Mill, Eglwysbach, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.233 / 53°13'58"N

Longitude: -3.8028 / 3°48'10"W

OS Eastings: 279762

OS Northings: 372181

OS Grid: SH797721

Mapcode National: GBR 64.06QN

Mapcode Global: WH65B.KZBW

Plus Code: 9C5R65MW+6V

Entry Name: Furnace Mill

Listing Date: 23 June 1967

Last Amended: 12 November 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300000083

Location: Located on the eastern bank of the Afon Hiraethllyn, within The Dell, some 200m SW of Bodnant House; set against the slope of a hill.

County: Conwy

Community: Eglwysbach (Eglwys-bach)

Community: Eglwysbach

Locality: Bodnant Gardens

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Mill

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Exterior

Estate flour mill built in simple Italianate classical style in 1837. 5-bay, storeyed symmetrical building with central entrance; of rubble with sandstone dressings and a shallow, hipped slate roof, deep eaves. Arched openings to the ground floor with projecting springing and keystones; recessed dressed voussoirs beneath arch-rings. Recessed, boarded and studded door via 3 slate steps; 36-pane iron-framed square windows with blind tympana and projecting cills. Segmental heads to upper windows as before; 30-pane iron-framed windows. Entrance as before to L side with stepped access alongside retaining wall beyond, giving upper access at rear.

Interior

The interior was not inspected during the survey (May 1996).

Reasons for Listing

A well-conceived C19 mill building of simple elegance.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* The Pin Mill
Located to the W of the house at the southern end of the Canal Terrace.
II Semi-circular Walls and Steps leading to Canal Terrace
Leading down from Bodnant house to the W, below the Lily Terrace.
II Walls and Steps retaining Croquet Terrace, with Enclosing Walls and Arches N and S of Lily Terrace
Leading down from Bodnant house to the W.
II Walls and Steps retaining Upper (house) Terrace and retaining Walls and Steps to Rose Terrace
Leading down from Bodnant house to the W and S.
II Bodnant
Set in an outstanding garden (publicly accessible courtesy The National Trust) high above the east bank of the River Conwy and approx 3km S of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy.
II The Poem
Located at the end of the dell on a rock outcrop; overlooking the Afon Hiraethllyn some 300m S of Bodnant House.
II Old Bodnod
Located approximately 1.5km NW of Eglwysbach village and 0.3km SE of Bodnant; set back to the W of a lane running SE from Bodnant to Graig; accessed via its own metalled drive.
II Barn E of Old Bodnod
Located some 20m E of Old Bodnod; set back slightly on the W side of the lane leading from Bodnant to Graig.

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Furnace Mill

A Grade II Listed Building in Eglwysbach, Conwy