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
81156
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/05/2003
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003
Name of Property
Fodwen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Ceiriog Ucha
Town
Locality
Llanarmon Estate
Easting
316163
Northing
334565
Street Side
Location
Located in an upland position on a track which runs NW off a lane which leads N from the B4500 at Pont Caledwynt.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
An estate farmhouse, probably C18, and shown on the tithe map of 1839. The estate was formerly owned by the Duke of Westminster. Adjoining cart-shed and granary probably added in C19.
Exterior
Two-storey 3-window farmhouse, constructed of rubble stone, whitewashed to front and rear elevations, under a slate roof with rendered stone end stacks, that to R external. Slightly lower range adjoining to L containing cart-shed and granary, under a corrugated asbestos roof. The front openings are asymmetrically arranged; front entrance slightly R of centre with boarded door. Small brick porch with shallow lean-to slate-covered roof. Flanking 2-light wooden casements with timber lintels; renewed but probably in the original openings. Three narrower 2-light casements under eaves to upper storey. The adjoining range has a cart-shed opening to L with timber lintel, and a loft doorway to R reached by external stairs; 2-light casement with small-pane iron glazing to W gable. The rear of the house has a 2-storey wing to L and a long catslide lean-to to R, the latter probably C20. Rear inset doorway with planked door to R of end of wing; wide C20 wooden window to catslide. The E side has a small window to R of external stack, and small C20 windows to each storey of wing.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a vernacular estate farmhouse, retaining its C18 character. Group value with farm building opposite.
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