Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
School Lodge (including attached Colonnade)
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
- 52.97579, -3.02345
- Cadw reference
- 15755
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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 on the W side of a by-road running S off the A539 through Rhosymadoc.
History
Lodge to Wynnstay Estate, built mid C19. Now a private house.
Exterior
Sandstone rubble with dressed stone quoins and window surrounds, slate roof, stone chimneys. Tudor-Gothic Revival style. Elevation to road: single storey range to left, 2-storey range with paired gables, to the right a lower lean-to range. The gables have stone copings and ball finials. Upper floor has two 2-light mullioned windows, lower floor small windows irregularly placed. left hand return has entrance in single storey range; attached colonnade of 2 columns and entablature. Rear gables with stone copings and ball finials, two 2-light mullioned windows upper floor, ground floor has mullioned and transomed bay window to right, mullioned and transomed window to left.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a lodge to the Wynnstay Estate.
Group value with the adjacent School Room and House.
Nearby in the register
- School RoomEducationunder 1 mi
- House attached to School RoomDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ha-Ha Walls to E of Kitchen Garden at Wynnstay HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tunnel to E of Kitchen Garden at Wynnstay HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.