Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pavilion at Llay Miners Welfare Institute
Llay, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llay, Wrexham, designated on 7 August 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Institutional
- Date of designation
- 7 August 1990
- Locality
- Llay
- Community
- Llay
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.09617, -3.00409
- Cadw reference
- 1730
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 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)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the N edge of the village immediately beyond the bowling greens at the rear of the Miners Welfare Institute. Playing fields behind.
History
Probably contemporary with the Miners Welfare Institute, built 1929-31 by F A Roberts, architect of Mold. Now used as cricket, bowls and rugby pavilion.
Exterior
stylistically a greatly simplified variation of the Edwardian Baroque of the main building, scaled down to suit this building type. Single storey with painted pebbledash elevations and freestone dressings including plinth and channelled pilasters. Hipped green slate roof with louvred bellcote. Recessed broad central entrance with Doric columns. Small pane casement windows with high transoms; cross frame within the central porch, 3-light to either side. Late C20 enlargement to centre rear.
Reason for designation
Listed for its group value with the Miners Welfare Institute.
Nearby in the register
- Llay Miners Welfare InstituteRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Llay Hall FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- U- shaped Farmyard Ranges at Llay Hall FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Rackery Hall ( including attached forecourt walls)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.