Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Orphanage
Broughton, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Berse Drelincourt, Broughton, Wrexham, designated on 7 June 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Health and Welfare
- Date of designation
- 7 June 1963
- Locality
- Berse Drelincourt
- Community
- Broughton
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05066, -3.02144
- Cadw reference
- 1568
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 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediatey N of the vicarage, set back from Berse Road opposite Berse Drelincourt Church.
History
Dean Drelincourt of Armagh left money in his will of 1716 to build a charity school and orphanage for 20 poor girls. This endowment was the foundation of a development at Berse which comprised the vicarage, flanked by orphanage and schoolroom in a symmetrical composition. The present building was the orphanage itself - the dwelling and sleeping rooms for '20 poor girls'. Now a private house.
Exterior
Roughcast render over the original brickwork with slate roof. Single storeyed, comprising 2 parallel coped- gabled ranges, with central advanced gable to N elevation housing renewed doorway and wide pedimented central gable to S. Windows throughout renewed in what may be the original cambered headed openings.
Reason for designation
The building has been extensively altered on conversion to a private dwelling, but is of considerable historical interest as part of the charitable foundation and small community at Berse Drelincourt. It forms part of a group with the Vicarage.
Nearby in the register
- Berse Vicarage with Flanking Walls to GardenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Berse Drelincourt ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gatewen Hall round barrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Croesnewydd HallCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.