Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas-is-llan
Cwm, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 November 1962
- Locality
- Dyserth
- Community
- Cwm
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28354, -3.41988
- Cadw reference
- 1392
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
About 1 km west of Cwm Parish Church. The house faces south to a small stone-walled forecourt, and is flanked by its barns
History
Plas-is-llan is dated 1765 on its main door lintel. It appears to be planned as a formal unity with its two barns, which are probably contemporary, though the single storey links between house and barns were probably added later.
Exterior
A red-brick house of three storeys and three windows. There is a central full-height rear wing flanked by single storey service rooms under lean-to roofs. The brickwork is in Flemish Bond apart from some English Garden Wall bond in the upper parts at the rear. Slate roof with coped gables including the central pediment and the north rear wing. The chimneys of the main range are rendered, that of the rear wing is in plain brickwork and set back slightly from the gable face.
Symmetrical front elevation with advanced, shallow gabled central bay with lunette window in gable apex. Other windows are in stone with mullions, those of the ground and first storeys also with transoms. The lights of these windows have later inserted timber frames. Stone main door surround with moulded arris and lintel inscribed 'Plas Is Llan / E LL / 1765'.
C19 and later windows to rear, but traces of original stone mullioned windows survive.
A stone single-storey brewhouse or bakehouse is attached to the gable end of the north wing.
Interior
Hallway and staircase centrally between main reception rooms. Original staircase with a moulded rail, turned balusters, close string and square newels with cappings. The doors have 2 fielded panels and wrought straps or L hinges carried on lugs. Good early Georgian two-panel door to bedroom in rear wing. Slate flag floor at ground level and oak upper floors. Attics with wide boarded doors.
Reason for designation
An unusual model estate farmstead of relatively early date, symmetrically composed with flanking agricultural ranges to the front, the house having retained its historic character; of interest also for the use of brickwork, then a material probably still regarded as indicative of status.
Nearby in the register
- Plas-is-llan East Agricultural Range (now Domestic Units)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Plas-is-llan West Agricultural RangeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tir-hwch FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tan-llan Farmhouse RangeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.