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.
Date of Designation
15/01/1996
Date of Amendment
15/01/1996
Name of Property
Eddystone House
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Rhosllanerchrugog
Locality
Rhosllanerchrugog
Location
At the summit of a short rise from the main A48 on the N side of Johnstown, close to Offa's Dyke.
History
The house carries a date-stone of 1899, but most of the external detail suggests a date of c1830, and a house was shown here on the Tithe Map of 1845: it seems likely that the house was restored (and re-roofed) at the later date.
Exterior
Render, probably over brick; slate roof with tiled cresting. 2 storeys, double-pile plan comprising 2 parallel ranges. Central entrance in braced timber gabled porch, flanked by tripartite small-paned sash windows. 16-pane hornless sash windows above. Stair window in gable return, a small-paned sash with margin lights.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved and well detailed early C19 house.
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