Key Words :- wharf

Address :- Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Grid Ref :- SH 5690 3841
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.923981 , Long -4.130088
Local Authority :- Gwynedd Council
Pre 1974 County :- Caernarfonshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 4407,

Description and History of Site:-
Oakleys and Greaves Wharf was a single construction for John Greaves (who opened his own quarry in 1846) and the Rhiwbryfdir Slate Company (founded 1838) in the mid 19th century.

The wharf is 180m long NE-SW, built of battered walls of large blocks of dressed stone laid in regular courses. At the SW end is a return wall facing a wide slipway (known as 'The Beach'). At the NE end the wharf abuts Britannia Bridge (qv).

The wharf is mentioned by Owen Morris in 1856 and is shown on the 1871 Tremadog estate survey, 1885 harbour survey and 1888 Ordnance Survey.

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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 2 September 2026
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