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
15/11/2005
Date of Amendment
15/11/2005
Name of Property
Croxton Farmhouse
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
Set back on the N side of the road just W of a crossroads of minor roads to Little Arowry and Three Fingers, approximately 1.6km N of Hanmer.
History
Dated 1793. The present rear wing is probably C19.
Exterior
A Georgian 3-storey 3-bay farmhouse of brick with slate roof and end brick stacks. The central entrance has a classical doorcase to a panelled door and 3-pane overlight. Windows are 3-light in the outer bays, 2-light in the centre, all casements replaced in original openings, which are segmental-headed in the lower and middle storeys and shorter in the upper storey. Above the central middle-storey window is a small dated tablet. Behind is a 2-storey rear wing, of brick with corrugated asbestos-cement roof.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a late C18 farmhouse retaining good Georgian character.
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