Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bath House in Plas Power Park
Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1995
- Locality
- Bersham
- Community
- Coedpoeth
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04201, -3.04730
- Cadw reference
- 16453
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
In woodland immediately S of the stables in Plas Power Park.
History
Plas Power was completely remodelled by John Gibson, architect, for Thomas Lloyd Fitzhugh in 1858, and many ancillary buildings in the park were remodelled or newly built at that time. It is likely that the Bath House is contemporary. The building is said to have been used as a shower house in association with the adjacent hunting stables, but may have been built as a well house.
Exterior
Small circular structure; coursed and squared stone with shallow domed roof recessed behind rusticated embattled parapet. Ogee headed doorway facing S, with cast-iron barred gate, and segmentally arched window towards E.
Interior
The building is lined with quartzite in the manner of agrotto. It contains a cast-iron pump.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare example of an architecturally conceived well-house, which has group value with other structures in the park at Plas Power.
Nearby in the register
- Stable Block at Plas PowerDomesticunder 1 mi
- Game Larder at Plas PowerDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ice-House at Plas PowerDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dairy at Plas PowerAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.