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
15686
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/05/1988
Date of Amendment
22/02/1995
Name of Property
Hearse Shed
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Ruabon
Town
Locality
Ruabon
Easting
330261
Northing
343826
Street Side
S
Location
Situated to E of St. Mary's Church adjoining churchyard wall.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Grammar School, built in 1618, probably incorporatingparts of an earlier building. A legacy was left by Thomas Nevitt in 1632. The school was still in use in 1837 when the Charity Commissioners' 32nd report noted that it consisted of a school room and a room over it where the masters lived. Later alterations include conversion to a shop, perhaps in the mid-C19. Conversion for residential purposes was in progress at the time of inspection (October 1994).
Exterior
Rectilinear plan with extension to left. Uncoursed sandstone rubble with squared quoins, slate roof and some alterations and additions of red brick. A lateral stack of stone rubble placed off-centre has a later tapered brick stem. Windows at the first floor probably of earlier C19 have hipped roofs rising above the eaves line; these and other windows were being reconstructed or replaced at time of inspection. The ground floor has been altered and rebuilt, most openings now blocked, the remains of a partially blocked timber mullioned window is visible to right of stack, and an entrance with C20 door to the right of this. Rear elevation: windows all being reconstructed and altered at time of inspection.
The hearse shed is attached to the E gable end; hipped lean-to slate roof, dressed chamfered arch opening with pointed boarded doors.
Interior
Ground floor has large stop-chamfered cross beams and stop-chamfered secondary beams; some replacements and repairs. A fireplace with dressed stone jambs and lintel with the date 1698 inscribed upon it is situated in the front wall. Upper floor has one lateral timber-framed wall. A roof truss is partially visible; tie-beam and some purlins are of C17 character and are probably reused; other timbers and iron cramps of early C19 appearance. Other partitions relate to 1990s conversion.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare example of this building type.
Group value with listed buildings on Church Street.
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