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
15730
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
22/02/1995  
Date of Amendment
22/02/1995  
Name of Property
Walker Fan House at the former Wynnstay Colliery  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Ruabon  
Town
 
Locality
Plas Madoc  
Easting
329334  
Northing
343327  
Street Side
N  
Location
Situated 1km SW of Ruabon at the former Wynnstay Colliery.  

Description


Broad Class
Industrial  
Period
 

History
Built 1902 to ventilate Wynnstay Colliery which operated from 1856 to 1927. Walker fans were patented in 1887 and the building housed a fan of 6.7m diameter. Machinery has been removed, lean-to side chambers demolished and some walls partially demolished. Tunnel leading to fan drift is now blocked.  

Exterior
Red brick with blue bands, brick plinth with blue brick coping, stone fixings. At SW end evasee has stone parapet and dentilled eaves and a cast-iron pulley for controlling the shutters. Fan chamber has large circular openings on each side with stone blocks on the sides and at the base for fixing the machinery. At the NE end sloping brick floor leads down to tunnel opening. Retaining walls have arched window opening in N end. Brick and stone bases for the fan engine to SE and SW of the main tower. Scheduled Ancient Monument Ref: DE 238.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as an example of a rare building type which survives relatively intact.  

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