Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Porch Cottage
Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 December 1995
- Community
- Bagillt
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.26107, -3.17979
- Cadw reference
- 16906
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
Between entrance to drive of Gadlys Woods Farm, and farmhouse, to NE of drive.
Exterior
One of a group of cottages probably built in C18 by London Lead Company, said to be the first to use coal to smelt lead, and producer of much of the silver for English coinage in the early C18.
Brick, rendered and limewashed, slate roof tall stepped chimney to L. Front has roughly central doorway with boarded door and C20 porch, to R small Yorkshire sash window; to L, larger Yorkshire sash. To L is lean-to with 2 doors; front roof slope steeper than rear. Rear has clasping extension in corrugated material, 2 windows set at eaves, and 2 broad ground floor windows.
A rare example of industrial workers' cottage from this period.
Listed for group value with other nearby cottages and Gadlys Woods Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Ivy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Smithy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rose CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gadlys Woods FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.