St John, Porthmadog

Name:
St John, Porthmadog
Record Type:
Parish Church
Church code:
2430
Diocese:
Bangor
Archdeaconry:
Meirionnydd
Parish:

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Buildings At Risk Status

On Buildings At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Buildings at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

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Summary Description

At the end of the C18 William Alexander Madocks bought the land on the northside of Traeth Mawr and in 1802 had the embankment built ‘cob’ across the estuary. This meant that over 1000 acres was drained and Snowdon lost its mirror. By crating the Glaslyn river outflow into one place the waters ‘excavated a commodious and well sheltered harbour’. This harbour was improved by Madocks. His desire to route a railway across the ‘cob’ as the London to Porth Dinllaen as a route to Ireland came to nothing. This work, however, did cause the founding of the town, initially named after him Portmadoc while its modern name Porthmadog reflects the legend that Madog ab Owain Gwynedd embarked from this area in c1170 en route for North America. The Ffestiniog slate was exported from the harbour. References Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Porthmadog Ships Emrys Hughes Aled Eames etal The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

View information on worship and access at this church on the Church In Wales web site
RCAHMW (2004) Coflein http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/43755/details/ [Digital Archive/Document]
David Kelly (11/10/2024) Porthmadog, St John Bells [Digital Archive/Document]
Porthmadog, St John Bells