Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1749
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
Acton Park Lodge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Acton
Town
Locality
Easting
333760
Northing
351831
Street Side
Location
Set back to one side of Acton Park gates.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built as a lodge to Acton Park and dated 1887. Its neo-vernacular style is strongly influenced by Douglas, but the architect is not known.
Exterior
Coursed and squared stone with red tiled roof. Single storeyed with upper floor entirely within the roof. Mansard roof over main range, the upper slope continuing as a hipped catslide over recessed entrance range to left, and forming a porch carried on timber brackets in front of recessed door. Small 2-light mullioned windows light the entrance hall and room to its rear, the main ground floor room has canted mullioned bay window with hipped roof forming apron of gabled dormer above. Simliar dormer window with date and initials in pargetting of gable over entrance range. Stack on centre of roof.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of neo-vernacular estate architecture.
Group value with Acton Park Gates.
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