Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dee Bank, Pen-y-Bryn
Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Corwen
- Community
- Corwen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97889, -3.38327
- Cadw reference
- 15522
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
Towards the W end of Pen-y Bryn close to its descent to the Cynwyd Road.
History
Built c1830, a villa sited to command the view over the valleys of the Rivers Alwen and Dee. Extended c1890.
Exterior
Render over rubble, with slate roofs with gable end stacks. 2 storeyed, a 2-unit plan with central entrance and stair hall, extended by a single bay to the E, and facing away from the road. Principal elevation therefore faces N: central 8-panelled door with simple small-paned overlight, flanked by 2 canted bay windows each with small-paned sashes and beaded cornice. These may have been added in the later C19. Upper windows are 16-pane sashes. Extension to the E has a single casement window on each floor (of 2 and 3 lights). Rear elevation also has central doorway, with 2-light casement windows flanking and above it, the right hand window with lattice glazing.
Interior
The house retains its original layout with 2 principal rooms on each floor facing N, and 2 small service rooms to the rear (one with secondary staircase probably inserted in the late C19). Plain spindle balusters, swept rail and moulded newel to staircase, and some original cast iron rectangular hob-grate fireplaces.
Reason for designation
A fine example of a simple early C19 villa of a type unusual in Corwen.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Corwen BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.