Incline Drumhouse at New Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 November 1995. Demolished dwelling.

Incline Drumhouse at New Bank

WRENN ID
fading-keystone-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Conwy
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
3 November 1995
Type
Demolished dwelling
Address
Incline Drumhouse at New Bank, Penmaenmawr Quarry, Penmaenmawr
OS grid reference
SH 716 754
Coordinates
53.26066, -3.92508
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Incline Drumhouse and Sett Makers Huts at Penmaenmawr Quarry date from the early 20th century and feature a counterbalance incline drumhouse made of snecked rubble. The drumhouse has wide buttressing on the gable ends that face the partly disturbed incline, and its roof is covered with timber planking. Inside, the original pine drum and steel cables are still in place between the thick gable walls, and the brake mechanism is visible on the exterior.

To the east of the drumhouse, there is a series of seven contemporary sett makers' huts or cubicles where quarried stone was processed into setts. These huts are also constructed of snecked rubble and are open at the front. They have dividing walls, with the two northernmost huts sharing a supporting pillar but lacking a dividing wall. Each cubicle features a tool niche in the rear wall, and one wall displays graffiti dated 1921. The roofs of the huts are made of flat, mid-20th century concrete.

Local climate

Incline Drumhouse at New Bank sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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