Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1752
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
The Lodge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Acton
Town
Locality
Easting
334811
Northing
351654
Street Side
W
Location
At the SE entrance to Acton Park, close to the junctions with Dean and Borras Roads.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built as a lodge to Acton Park, and dated 1876.
Exterior
Built in a Neo-vernacular style, strongly influenced by John Douglas of Chester, but the architect is not known. Roughly coursed and squared rubble to lower storey, half timbered above, with red plain tiled hipped roof. Entrance in centre of elevation away from street, with flanking casement windows. Gabled return has jettied upper storey, and 4-light casement window with small panes one each floor, the upper window beneath gabled dormer. Similar windows to right of street elevation. Clustered brick axial and end wall stacks with corbelled caps. Single storeyed service wing with hipped roof built out from far gable.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of neo-vernacular estate architecture.
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