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
15692
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/02/1995
Date of Amendment
22/02/1995
Name of Property
Spring Lodge (including Forecourt Walls and Railings)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Ruabon
Town
Locality
Ruabon
Easting
330256
Northing
343851
Street Side
N
Location
Set back from Church Street behind forecourt walls, opposite St. Mary's Church.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early C19 house, said to be former offices of the Wynnstay Estate. Now used as offices.
Exterior
2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical front elevation, recessed to centre. Incised stucco, sandstone rubble, hipped slate roof, red brick chimneys. Double-pile plan with extensions to rear. Central recessed bay has entrance with overlights under canopy with consoles and a later lead roof, sash window in first floor, bays on either side break forward, 1 window per floor, oversailing eaves. 12-pane sash windows on the ground floor, 9-pane sashes to upper floor. Rear has studded wooden door, outshut and later extension, some windows altered.
Forecourt is enclosed by imposing stone walls and railings. Unusually tall sandstone pier with pyramidal coping stone retained to left, low wall, gate piers; gate and railings with pine cone finials, stone pier to right hand side partially cut down.
Interior
Plan form substantially intact; rooms generally have C19 panelled doors, ground floor front rooms have contemporary window shutters and simple plaster cornices. 2 brick tunnel- vaulted cellars.
Reason for designation
Listed as an imposing building of restrained early C19 design; the house, gatepiers and railings make an important contribution to the street scene.
Group value with other listed buildings on Church Street.
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