Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Gate House (also known as Park / Gate Lodge)
Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Ruabon
- Community
- Ruabon
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98617, -3.03859
- Cadw reference
- 15708
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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
Situated at the east end of Park Street adjacent to the RuabonGates.
History
Former lodge relating to the Ruabon gates to the Wynnstay estate, probably erected in the earlier C19 as part of the estate development on Park Street.
Exterior
2-storey. Roughly coursed rubble with dressed stone quoins, hipped slate roof with octagonal stone chimney, 2-unit plan. Off-centre entrance with a stone canopy, narrow window to the right and a window to the left with a hoodmould. Upper floor window has restored hoodmould. Left hand return has windows with hoodmoulds, later extension to this side and to the rear.
Interior
2-unit, beams have been exposed in some rooms.
Reason for designation
Listed as an earlier C19 lodge, part of an important group of buildings on Park Street, and for historical associations with the Wynnstay Estate.
Group value with neighbouring buildings on Park Street.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Park StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ruabon Gates (also known as Wynnstay Gates and Archway)Domesticunder 1 mi
- 15 Park StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 16 Park StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.