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Pen-y-Bedw Cottage

Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pen-y-coed, Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Pen-y-Bedw Cottage, Llangollen, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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
52.96899, -3.15614
Cadw reference
1264

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Set back at an angle to the road near the Y-junction at the top of the hill.

Probably C18; remodelled and enlarged in later C19 with the addition of the cottage.

The main house has 2-storey, 2-window symmetrical roughcast front with plinth and rusticated quoins; gables over 1st floor windows. Slate roof, overhanging eaves and red brick chimney stacks to projecting end chimney breasts. 2-storey, 2-window painted roughcast front to cottage with no applied detail; gable over left hand 1st floor window. Slate roof and chimney stack at an angle to left end. 16 pane sashes virtually flush frame with wide timber architraves. Central bracket pedimented doorcase; 4-pane overlight and modern doors. Cottage has small sash window over 4-panel door. Single storey extension to left. Cottage retains rubble front garden wall with iron gate.

Similar treatment to rear; French windows to the main house and modern windows to the cottage.

Group value with Highcroft and Birch Villa, Croes y Beddau and Llwyn Aeron.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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