Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boat House
Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Wynnstay
- Community
- Ruabon
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98091, -3.03116
- Cadw reference
- 15745
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
Situated close to the head of the lake 500m NW of Wynnstay Hall, reached from a track running W from the private road to the Hall.
History
Part of the major programme of works undertaken by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th bt., to the park and garden between 1768 and 1789. Rustic boat house thought to have been designed by the landscaper Richard Woods and very similar to one he designed at Cusworth Hall in Yorkshire.
Exterior
'Rustic' arched double boat house. The two water level berths consist of red brick barrel vaults faced with massive sandstone blocks formed to look like jagged rocks. The superstructure is set into the bank at the head of the lake.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a rustic/picturesque garden feature.
Group value with Wynnstay Hall and the other listed garden structures relating to this important period of improvements to the park and garden.
Nearby in the register
- Wynnstay ColumnCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Broth Lodge (West) including attached screen wall and gatepiersDomesticunder 1 mi
- Broth Lodge (East) including attached screen wall and gatepiersDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ice HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.