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
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
Acton Park Lodge
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
Set back to one side of Acton Park gates.
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.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of neo-vernacular estate architecture.
Group value with Acton Park Gates.
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