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Southcroft including North Cottage

St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in St. Asaph, Denbighshire, designated on 24 September 1951.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Southcroft including North Cottage, St. Asaph, 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
24 September 1951
Community
St. Asaph
Unitary authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.25313, -3.46524
Cadw reference
1442

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Approximately 1 mile W of the city. Set back from the road behind low brick wall with gate piers; one with finial. Adjoins Staverton to left, formerly part of The Cottage and said to have been a coaching inn on the Holyhead to Chester Road.

Later C18 with later alterations.

Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-window whitewashed brick front with advanced and gabled central bay with flush bargeboards. Green slate roof with end brick chimney stacks; lions heads to guttering. 16-pane nearly flush sash windows to 1st floor, blind segmental head to centre (possibly once with fanlight); modern casements below. Richly carved brackets to broad hood over recessed half glazed door entrance. The former North Cottage (now incorporated into the property) extends forward to the right with brick front; roof hipped at left end. Flush frame 9-pane sash window over recessed half- glazed door; modern French Windows to right.

Main right gable end with flat parapet linking the twin gable ends of the parallel ranges; splayed 2-storey bay window to right with small pane sash glazing and tripartite sash window to left with fine traceried fanlight of Adamesque style (reused). Symmetrical 2- storey, 3 window brich rear to southcroft with raised gable to central advanced bay and splayed oriel over entrance, small pane sash windows. Blank N wall to North Cottage.

The interior retains a specially fine drawing room set longitudinally to rear of main entrance; Adamesque cornice, ceiling rose and foliage border, panelled dado; segmented arch with pilasters opens into bay, similar arches to either side of fireplace, infilled to right. Kitchens stepped down to rear with pointed arched openings. One window pane to front inscribed Hughes 1814. Tall main room to right retains fluted cornice, dado and picture rails and panelled reveals. Dining room retains chamfered beams. The right hand entrance hall retains staircase that has been reversed.

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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