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
26919
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/08/2002
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Plas Gwyn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Nannerch
Town
Locality
Bryn Goleu
Easting
314459
Northing
370345
Street Side
Location
Reached by private drive on the S side of a minor road between Ddol and Pen-y-felin.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Plas Gwyn was probably built c1729 and is the house referred to as Ty Newydd in a will of 1734. It was formerly known as Bryn Goleu or Bryn Goleu Mawr. The house is shown on the 1838 Tithe map.
Exterior
A vernacular house of Georgian character; 5 bays and 2 storeys with attic, of rubble stone with slate roof on a moulded stone cornice, and rendered end stacks. The symmetrical front has a central entrance with replaced half-lit panelled door under a 3-pane overlight. Original window openings have late C19 wooden cross windows incorporating casements, which are under flat stone arches in the lower storey and stone lintels in the upper storey. In the L gable end is a 2-light mullioned cellar window.
A gabled rear kitchen wing, probably integral with the original house, is on the R side. At the centre of the rear is a gabled stair projection with cross window lighting the stair. It has an added lean-to on its R side which projects beyond the L gable end of the main range. Windows to the rear have mainly replaced or inserted cross windows and 2-light casements similar to the front.
Interior
A central entrance hall has a single flight of stairs to the rear retaining original turned balusters and square newel, but the landing balustrade has been replaced. The room the to the R retains part of a timber lintel over the large fireplace, although it is fire-damaged. The rear wing, originally the kitchen, has a wide fireplace with timber lintel.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early C18 house of Georgian vernacular retaining its overall form in the context of late C19 improvement, and thereby retaining a strong historic character.
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