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
20/10/2005
Date of Amendment
20/10/2005
Name of Property
Moss Villa
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
Just beyond the S end of Chapel Lane, on the S side of a private track and on the edge of Maelor Forest, approximately 1.7km SSW of the parish church.
History
A mid C19 Hanmer estate cottage, first shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A 1½-storey cottage of brick with slate roof on overhanging eaves, and brick ridge stack. Above the windows is a sawtooth band in each elevation. Openings have segmental heads, and windows are casements with wood mullions. The gable end entrance has a central boarded door and a 2-light window above. The L side wall has a 2-light window and small window beneath the eaves. The R side has two 3-light windows, of which the R-hand has been renewed. In the rear gable end is a boarded door on the L side and 2-light windows to the R and above.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a well preserved simple C19 estate cottage, a type characteristic of the district.
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