Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glan-y-Afon
Llanferres, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tagarn-y-Gelyn, Llanferres, Denbighshire, designated on 16 October 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1995
- Locality
- Tagarn-y-Gelyn
- Community
- Llanferres
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14737, -3.20738
- Cadw reference
- 16447
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 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated 0.5 km E of Tafarn-y-gelyn in its own grounds beside the River Alyn. Reached from a drive running E off the A494 between Tafarn-y-Gelyn and Loggerheads.
History
Attributed to Thomas Harrison, architect of Chester, the villa dates from c1810, with service wings and internal alterations of 1890. The roughcast probably replaced incised stucco.
Exterior
Roughcast with a shallow-pitched hipped slate roof with soffitted eaves, rendered chimneys, stone cill band, plinth and porch. 2 storeys with central projecting octagonal entrance bay which has a stone porch with 2 pairs of unfluted Greek Doric columns, entrance with sidelights and fanlight. Upper floor has 3 9-pane sash windows, ground floor has a larger, probably late C19 window to each side of the entrance. Flanking bays each have one 9-pane sash window to the upper floor and a taller 12-pane sash to the ground floor. To the right is a narrow bay set back with one 9-pane sash window per floor. Set back and attached to the right is the service range in similar style of 1890 with C20 alterations; left hand return elevation has a bay window. Rear elevation to garden has a central projecting bay with an iron trellis veranda, 3 9-pane sash windows to upper floor, tall 15-pane sashes to ground floor, that to left is now a door. Flanking bays have 9 and 12-pane sashes to right, to left is a single storey extension probably of 1890 which breaks forward and has a tall 3-light window in a stone surround.
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Interior
Not accessible at time of 1995 survey; appears to retain some fireplaces of late C19 date.
Immediately to the N of the principal elevation is a pair of roughcast gatepiers with stone ball finials which show signs of alteration. Low walls attached to each side with iron railings, and the iron gates include some C18 or early C19 work.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a restrained early C19 villa set in picturesque surroundings and almost certainly designed by Thomas Harrison.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box beside Ty Capel, 1494 (W side), Tafarn-y-gelynCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Bridge at Cascade WoodTransportunder 1 mi
- Ty'n y FedwDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-MwynwrDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.