Maenofferen Shed Heritage Store

Maenofferen Shed Heritage Store
Location	Minffordd Yard The prominent heritage two section building each with sloping slate roofs at east end of Minffordd Yard which can be seen from the railway from Minffordd Station
Register No	69
T. Corner ID	MY021
Operational	Yes
Heritage Status	High
Historical significance	A building of significant heritage status to Minffordd Yard and the railway. The original structure was built sometime after 1899 (from OS 25" plan) as two adjacent open-sided sheds. They were used by Maenofferen Quarries Ltd, and later Davies Bros (slate merchants) but were vacant by 1969. Between then and 1972 the walls were raised and the buildings joined to convert its original use for the storage of slates awaiting despatch to its current use for the storage undercover of various items of the railway's heritage rolling stock and artifacts. It is now generally considered as a single building as the two similar adjacent buildings have been joined by the construction of an infill roof to cover an additional siding between them. The larger of them has been labelled on its front gable end 'Mawr;' likewise the smaller has been labelled 'Bach.' The infill has not been labelled but is often referred to as Chapel Road or the Anderlecht Siding. For further information see the Maenofferen Shed page. Materials and workmanship: Two separate pitched slate roofed building with brickwork columns and block walls with some corrugated iron sheet infill panels. The gap between the original buildings has been covered with curved corrugated iron sheets ("Nissen hut style") to form additional covered accommodation for rolling stock. Steel wire mesh gates on entrances.
Cadw Blg ID	Not listed (tbc)
Description	External - see above. Internal description to be added when surveyed.
Present use	July 2015: used as undercover storage for some of the railway's heritage rolling stock.
Previous use	Storage shed for slates awaiting despatch from c1900 - 1960s.
Condition	A survey of the current external and internal conditions is required.
Recent works	Unknown (details to be inserted). Roof: Pitched slate and curved corrugated iron infill between the building's two sections. Door and Windows: none (tbc post detailed inspection). Walls: Brick columns, blockwork walls and some corrugated iron panels (to be confirmed post Internal and External Survey) Reinstatements: Awaiting detailed survey) Gutters: none.
Urgent and Immediate Repairs required	External brickwork repair see above. Any internal repairs to be confirmed post internal inspection/survey.
Less urgent repairs	See under urgent. Internal repairs await internal survey.
Improvements needed	To be considered post construction of new 'Wagon Tracks' building.
Potential alternative uses	July 2015: unlikely

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  General view - front

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  General view - rear

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  Front elevation

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  Front elevation detail 'Mawr'

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  General view of interior of 'Mawr'

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  Front elevation'infill roof'

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  'Infill roof' detail 1

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  'Infill roof' general interior

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  Front elevation detail 'Bach'

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  Side elevation

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  Side elevation detail

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  Rear elevation

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  Rear elevation 'Mawr' detail -1

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  Rear elevation - 'Mawr' detail -2

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  Rear elevation - infill roof detail

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  Rear elevation - 'Bach' detail

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  Side elevation (to be replaced)

See also

• 49-85 Minffordd Yard: besides being a list of other buildings at Minffordd Yard, it might also contain more information about this one.