Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
15242
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/12/1994
Date of Amendment
12/12/1994
Name of Property
L-Shaped Agricultural Range at Fron Farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Nercwys
Town
Locality
Fron
Easting
322029
Northing
361178
Street Side
Location
Opposite and parallel to the original farmhouse at Fron farm, and now partly enclosed by modern lean-tos.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
An L-shaped agricultural range consisting of a mid-late C17 barn with adjoining C19 carthouse/
stables.
Exterior
The barn is of 4 bays, rubble-built with a medium/steep slate roof and uncoped gable parapets. mid-late C17. 2 tiers of ventilation slits and off-centreentrances (front and rear) to threshing floor. These altered early C19, and with brick-cambered heads. Smaller, similar entrances to L and far R, the latter with plain flanking window openings (unglazed) under the eaves. Stable doors. Catslide outshut to rear at R. W gable with loading bay (stepped access now collapsed) and plain flanking ground-floor entrances with boarded doors.
Stepped-down to the E and adjoining is the L-shaped carthouse and stables of 2 periods, early and mid C19. Rubble and slate construction as before. The earlier right-hand section with central, cambered entrance and boarded door. Further entrance to the R Window to L, cambered as before and with brick cill. Later 2- part iron-framed fixed window with 8 panes above and vertical ventilation slits below. Open window to the R. The L section is similar, though with brick detailing. Large cart entrance to R with cambered head. Plain cambered entrance to L and single window above, as before. The upper part of the E face is of brick. Here 2 cart entrances to L as before with 2 semi-circular arched vents to R at ground level. Central loading bay to upper floor with plain door and cambered head. Flanking windows as before.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the former farmhouse at Fron.
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