Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penllyn Evangelical Free Church
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96846, -3.16412
- Cadw reference
- 1123
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Above the road at the corner with Queen Street; iron railings on rubble wall to front of forecourt.
History
Built in 1846 as a British School, leased to the Llangollen School Board in 1871.
Exterior
2-storey 3-bay mottled brick front with classical detail; slate roof. High parapet and crowning pediment containing iron name board. Freestone dressings including blocking courses and stringcourse between floors. Venetian windows to centre with small pane glazing, architraves and keystones. Entrances to either end with modern doors and tall small-pane overlights contained under arch bands with keystones. Attached to left is a single-storey range with gable over further Venetian window (with sash glazing).
Rendered right hand side with 3-light windows; cambered heads to ground floor; similar to left side. Modern windows to rear. The lower range has splayed corner and red brick left end wall with stock brick chimney stack.
Interior
Important carved pulpit internally; main schoolroom to 1st floor.
Reason for designation
Included as a relatively unaltered example of this building type.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box at the corner with Butler HillCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Toll GatehouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Min-NantDomesticunder 1 mi
- D.Dulson & SonsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.