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Gelli-groes Millhouse and attached Barn

A Grade II Listed Building in Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.645 / 51°38'42"N

Longitude: -3.1898 / 3°11'23"W

OS Eastings: 317773

OS Northings: 194696

OS Grid: ST177946

Mapcode National: GBR HX.7JD0

Mapcode Global: VH6DF.NXK9

Plus Code: 9C3RJRW6+23

Entry Name: Gelli-groes Millhouse and attached Barn

Listing Date: 26 February 1988

Last Amended: 31 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1904

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300001904

Location: Reached by a side road running SE. from Newport Road (A4048); the Millhouse faces the minor road bridge over the Sirhowy River.

County: Caerphilly

Community: Pontllanfraith (Pontllan-fraith)

Community: Pontllanfraith

Locality: Gelli-groes

Built-Up Area: Pontllan-fraith

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: House Barn

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History

Probably mid C19. Home of Artie Moore, radio enthusiast. The Moore family purchased Gelli-groes Mill in 1874 and as well as millers became suppliers of animal feed and, following installation of generators in the early 1900s, provided a battery charging service and a radio repair workshop. In 1912 Artie Moore picked up the distress call of the Titanic and also later heard Italy's Declaration of War. Many experiments were made from the Mill with radio transmitters. A scheme by the family to install a turbine to supply the Sirhowy Valley with power failed; Artie Moore died 1949. Mill continued in use as well as providing seed, pet food and undertaking bike repairs until 1970s.

Exterior

Long range set at angle to road comprising a 2-storey 3-window range house in centre, a 2-window range cottage to right sharing the same ridge, to left a single storey barn range now a workshop, wide extension to rear. Of roughcast rubble with Welsh slate roof, red brick end and ridge stack; corrugated roof to workshop. Central unit has 9-pane horned sashes to first floor and 12-pane to ground floor with cambered heads; central doorway with 4-panelled door. Cottage unit to right has replacement casement windows to upper floor and retains a 6-pane sash to ground floor with boarded door to side. Workshop of limewashed rubble has low double doorway with brick relieving arch flanked by doorways.

Interior

Barn now a candlemaker's workshop.

Reasons for Listing

Included mainly for group value with the Mill and Bridge.

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  • II* Gelli-groes Mill
    Reached by a side road running SE from Newport Road (A4048); the Mill faces the Sirhowy River and the bridge and is within a grassy enclosure which retains sluices, channelled millrace and tail race,
  • II Bridge over Sirhowy River at Gelligroes
    Bridge forms part of the S boundary between Pontllanfraith and Ynysddu; adjacent to the mill complex and small hamlet of Gelli-groes; reached by a side road running SE from Newport Road (A4048).
  • II Heather Cottage
    In the centre of the small hamlet of Gelli-groes, on a side road leading off the main Newport Road and almost opposite Siloh chapel.
  • II Pair of chest tombs at Siloh Presbyterian Church
    Close to the front wall of the chapel in the small graveyard fronting the road.
  • II Siloh Presbyterian Church
    In the small hamlet of Gelli-groes, on a side street N of the main Newport Road, set back from the road within a small walled graveyard with houses close on each side.
  • II Stable range at Tyle-gwyn
    To the rear of Tyle-gwyn, built into the hillside.
  • II Tyle-gwyn
    Very near the SW boundary of the community, S of Gelli-groes and above the hamlet of Wyllie; on the hillside reached by a long track.
  • II Shangri-la
    Towards W of the community, on a corner site with Hill Road, set in a sloping garden.

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