Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Deeside Farmhouse
Holt, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 17 July 1996
- Locality
- Holt
- Community
- Holt
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.07914, -2.87821
- Cadw reference
- 16963
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the end of Deeside Lane next to the River Dee.
History
Originally rectangular single-pile C17 farmhouse, possibly timber framed on sandstone plinth. Refronted in the late C18 with various C18 and C19 extensions to rear. Appears on Tithe Map 1843.
Exterior
Main range: red brick, 2 storeys with attics, renewed slate roof, gable end stacks on projecting stepped chimney-breasts. Symmetrical late-Georgian garden elevation refronted in the mid-late C18 with larger red bricks. Later wooden and glazed porch. Small-paned sash windows with voussoirs, camber-headed and 16-pane to ground-floor including painted, 'dummy', windows. Alternately placed on 1st floor are three 12-pane sash windows and two painted, 'dummy', windows. Left hand return gable elevation has 2 blocked windows with timber surrounds, and 8-pane casement window to attics. Red sandstone quoins to left of this elevation and stepped two course sandstone plinth marking line of original timber-framed building. Rear elevation: C18 extension, probably kitchen and various later C19 additions, including domestic, former dairy and office accommodation.
Interior
Original farmhouse still contains at least 1 timber framed wall with sandstone plinth visible. Sitting room contains large original fireplace opening, and exposed stopped and chamfered beam. Kitchen contains exposed chamfered beam.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a local vernacular C17 farmhouse, given late-Georgian remodelling, which still retains features of interest.
Nearby in the register
- Sundial in churchyard at Parish Church of St ChadGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Holt CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Holt CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St ChadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.