Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Brynbella Upper Lodge (Top Lodge) and Gates
Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brynbella, Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, designated on 16 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 November 1962
- Date of amendment
- 3 March 2021
- Welsh name
- Porthdy Uchaf (Top Lodge) a Gatiau Brynbella
- Locality
- Brynbella
- Community
- Tremeirchion
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24284, -3.37783
- Cadw reference
- 1413
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At north gate of Brynbella
History
Probably contemporary with Brynbella, built by Clement Mead for Hester Lynch Piozzi in 1795. The gate lodge was formerly a square building, now extended to an irregular outline.
Exterior
A single-storey gatelodge, ashlar to front and roughcast to sides and rear, with hipped double-pile slate roof. Metal hip and ridge covers. Brick chimney in the valley between the front and rear piles. At rear left the side of the building diverts inwards to follow the line of the road. The front is in ashlar limestone with cornice and blocking course; two round headed windows and a central round headed doorway. The front windows are of the sash type adapted to the curve of the heads. Modern replaced door, the fanlight covered over. 16-pane sash-window at left side, four-pane window at rear. This gatelodge differs from the south lodge in lacking window shutters
The lodge stands at right angles to the gates. The gateway is of four ashlar piers, about 2 m high, with stone copings. Highly ornamented pair of wrought iron main gates, simpler side gates. The name Brynbella is carved on the left main pier.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Brynbella and as a fine gatelodge complementing the design of the house.
Nearby in the register
- The Old SmithyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Brynbella StablesDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynbellaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Enclosed pool and well head at Ffynnon BeunoWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.