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
86957
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
12/01/2006  
Date of Amendment
12/01/2006  
Name of Property
Mere House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Hanmer  
Town
 
Locality
Hanmer  
Easting
345197  
Northing
339677  
Street Side
 
Location
Set in its own grounds to NW of Hanmer Mere with the driveway entry approx 200m to W of the churchyard.  

Description


Broad Class
 
Period
 

History
A compact later Georgian villa dating from second half of C18, perhaps part of Hanmer estate improvements which include Hanmer Hall Farmhouse and the Vicarage. Western addition towards the rear has an incised brick dated "AH 1819".  

Exterior
Originally a two-storey three-bay symmetrical façade, derived from the neo-classical villa designs of Robert Taylor and other metropolitan architects of the period. Hipped slate roof with flanking red brick chimneys, wide painted eaves with dentils; white painted brick walls. Central splayed bay with portions of first-floor string-course running back from modern open pedimented Haddonstone porch; original Gothic traceried fanlight over 4-panel door. Windows are two and four-light sashes with metal shutter boxes over ground-floor openings. Shallow late Georgian two-storey bow to right end wall facing driveway to E. To left of main façade is a lower two-storey one-window extension (dated 1819 in brick towards rear) with spayed bay and which once concealed a shallow bow like the E side. Detailing as before with painted brickwork and four-light sash windows. Modern extensions in white painted brick to E side and rear.  

Interior
Not inspected at time of survey  

Reason for designation
Included as a small late Georgian villa of definite quality and character and a strong element in setting of Hanmer village and mere.  

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