Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Coach House in the grounds of Plas Newydd
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96619, -3.16571
- Cadw reference
- 1132
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
Close to the main entrance to Plas Newydd; to the S of the house, and backing onto Glascoed.
History
Built in 1778 by Edward Edwards of Pengwern the owner of Pen y Maes cottage which the Ladies of Llangollen renamed Plas Newydd in 1780. Later given similar 'black and white' treatment.
Exterior
Single storey and attic L-plan building with slate roof; cobbled yard to left with screen wall. The long arm of the 'L' has much applied timberwork to the outer walls in a less contrived manner to that of the house; quatrefoil banding. Deeply recessed pointed arch doorway with Gothic door to the asymmetrical gable end and to the lean-to at the right - this has a boarded and studed door with implied semicircular hoodmould. The cross range is taller and whitewashed rubble to the outer walls. The gable end facing NW has tall round arched headed loft doorway flanked by 2 smaller doorways; 2 circular openings below (now bricked up) and a fully infilled pointed arch doorway between. The return wall to the left facing NE has cross gable with lancet window. Within the courtyard the whitewashed rubble gable end to left has simple applied timberwork. Ornate bargeboards, pointed loft door and cross frame windows flanking ground floor doorway. Half glazed carriage/garage doors to right.
Rubble screen wall has acutely pointed arch over entry; red brick voussoirs and carved figurehead of Edward Edwards to apex over a datestone E E E 1778. Stone head stops near the base of the arch.
Reason for designation
Group value with Plas Newydd and other listed items in the grounds.
Nearby in the register
- Dovecote in the grounds of Plas NewyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Chester High Cross Stem in the grounds of Plas NewyddReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Font in the grounds of Plas NewyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas NewyddDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.