Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Armstrong Towers
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Locality
- Pen-y-Coed
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96909, -3.15837
- Cadw reference
- 1262
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
Set in the slope forward to the street.
History
C18 origins; refronted and extended to rear in early to mid C19. The House name is modern.
Exterior
2-storey 3-window symmetrical front of unusual picturesque Gothick design; painted roughcast with plinth and painted end pilasters. Slate roof and cement render end chimney stacks; eaves band. Broad small pane sash windows in acutely pointed openings; to the 1st floor the heads of the upper sashes have diamond glazing and kite shaped tracery - same design to the fanlights over ground floor windows. 16-pane sash to centre over gabled porch with glazed door. Low flat roof extension to left. 3-window rear with flat roof dormers, 9-pane 1st floor sashes and ground floor splayed bays and porch.
Interior
The interior has some inserted ceiling beams to hall and simple C19 staircase; no Gothick detail.
Reason for designation
Group value with The Hollies Cottage and Nos 5 and 6.
Nearby in the register
- The Hollies CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- CerrigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Y BrynDomesticunder 1 mi
- HighcroftDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.