Ynysfach Engine House is a Grade II* listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 11 May 1995. Engine house.

Ynysfach Engine House

WRENN ID
night-string-ebony
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
11 May 1995
Type
Engine house
Address
Ynysfach Engine House, Cyfarthfa
OS grid reference
SO 045 060
Coordinates
51.7454, -3.38433
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Ynysfach Engine House is a 4-storey rectangular blast engine house built from dressed blue Pennant sandstone, featuring white-ashlared limestone quoins and dressings, topped with a hipped slate roof that has deep eaves. It reflects the architectural style of the Crawshay ironworks. The windows have segmental heads with deep voussoirs and dressings, and the small-paned sash windows have been replaced.

The north elevation has the main entrance, which is accessed by a modern stair and features a round-headed arch, with one window above it. The principal facade on the east side is 4 bays long, with equally spaced windows on three storeys and a semi-basement that has round-headed arches, along with cast iron brackets at the north end. The south end, which faces the furnaces, has no windows. The west elevation includes six irregularly spaced windows, cast-iron fittings, and a tall blocked archway at the south end.

The building is not accessible. It is reported to have new floors and partitions added, with the bob wall for the beam engine running through the center of the structure. Cast iron brackets for the engine's supporting structure and components are visible in many areas.

Local climate

Ynysfach Engine House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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