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
20249
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/1998
Date of Amendment
29/07/1998
Name of Property
Bryn Coed
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Chirk
Town
Wrexham
Locality
Chirk
Easting
329039
Northing
337567
Street Side
S
Location
The house stands in its own grounds at the E end of Castle Street, overlooking the valley to the rear.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The house was built in 1912 by Shayler and Ridge, architects, for A Wood, manager of Brynkinallt Colliery, Chirk Green, in a Restoration revival style. The central bay was altered in 1916, and the service end added later in a matching style.
Exterior
Built of Ruabon type purple-red brick, with a hipped slate roof with yellow clayware ridges and timber dentilled eaves cornice. Two storey, 3 bays, U-plan with the end bays set forward, and extended later by an L-shaped service wing on the E forming a third front wing. The front angles of the two main wings have narrow stone quoins in the brickwork and 12-paned sashes, the boxes set to the front. The recessed centre bay has a single storey entrance block spanning between the wings. Central 6-panelled door with cross glazed overlight, set in an eared and limestone frame, swept pediment over and ball finial. Nine-paned sashes each side. The recessed first floor has a central keyed oculus and 8-paned sashes each side. Brick stacks flank the wings. Door on the W return end. The added service wing is in a similar but plainer style, a recessed bay and hipped forward wing. A lean-to is placed in front of the recessed section. The wings extend to the rear as 2-storey bays with hipped slate roofs, in the recessed bay between which there is a sun louge and a central 12-pane sash flanked by oculi on the first floor.
Interior
The front door opens to a lobby with a visitor's card opening on the right. The inner doors opens to a large circulation hallway with the balustered principal stair set transversely against the back wall. The main reception rooms open to the S.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine example of the late C19-early C20 Restoration revival style, notable for its composition (its symmetry and massing) and attention to detail (in use of materials, restrained decorative elements, etc). A very well preserved example of its type.
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