Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gateway and attached Walls to NW of Pen-Y-Lan Hall
Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pen-Y-Lan, Ruabon, Wrexham, designated on 22 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Pen-Y-Lan
- Community
- Ruabon
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96307, -3.00054
- Cadw reference
- 15728
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
Situated between Pen-y-lan Hall and the L-shaped stables; Pen-y-lan Hall is situated in its own grounds to south of Bryn Pen-y-lan.
History
Probably contemporary with the 1830 remodelling of Pen-y-Lan Hall.
Exterior
Tudor-Gothic Revival castellated pointed arch gateway of stuccoed brick. Flanked by two symmetrically placed castellated octagonal turrets. Two flanking sections of castellated garden walling, brick and stuccoed.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Pen-y-Lan Hall and associated L-shaped Stables.
Nearby in the register
- Pen-Y-Lan HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- L-Shaped Stables at Pen-Y-Lan HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Front LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gate Piers and Gates beside Front LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.