Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Groves (Also Known as Grove Farm)
Erbistock, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Erbistock, Wrexham, designated on 7 June 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 7 June 1963
- Locality
- Erbistock
- Community
- Erbistock
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97150, -2.95520
- Cadw reference
- 1580
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the end of a track running E off a by-road which runs S off the A528 to Erbistock.
History
Large house of C16 date which was remodelled and refronted probably in the earlier C18. Some later alterations and additions.
Exterior
T-shaped plan, earlier C18 front is red brick in flemish bond, slate roof with stone copings and kneelers, brick chimneys, stone plinth, stone quoins. Symmetrical elevation, 2-storeys, 5-windows with central, string course. Signs of rebuilding at eaves level. Windows are C19 4-pane sashes. Rear range: elevation to farmyard is timber-framed in tall retangular panels, with brick infill of C18 and later dates on a red sandstone plinth, entrance and porch to left, irregularly-placed windows of C19 date. Gabled end elevation has timber framing with diagonal braces and C19 extensions, elevation to garden has C20 conservatory extension but retains camber-headed small pane casements to first floor.
Interior
Not accessible at time of 1994 resurvey, but recorded as having dog-leg stair with twisted balusters.
Reason for designation
Listed at grade II* both for the C16 timber-framed Large house and the elegant earlier C18 front range
Nearby in the register
- Mill HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- West Lodge to Bryn-y-PysDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Min-Yr-AfonDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.