Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
The Red Lion Public House
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Location
Near the junction of Abenbury Road with King's Mills Road, facing away from the road and overlooking the River Clywedog.
History
Probably built as a dwelling in the C17, but long-used as a public house.
Exterior
Rendered over brick or possible timber frame with Welsh slate roof with red tiled cresting. One and a half storeys, 3 unit plan. Doorway towards left in added gabled porch, flanked by renewed casement windows. Early C19 casement window with iron gothick glazing to right. 3 framed gabled dormers in the roof, with casement windows, and bargeboards with finials to overhanging eaves. End wall stacks. Blind rear elevation to road.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of rural vernacular building.
Group value with bridges over Rivers Clywedog and Gwenfro.
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