Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Roft Castle Stables
Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Marford, Gresford, Wrexham, designated on 3 June 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1996
- Locality
- Marford
- Community
- Gresford
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10050, -2.96057
- Cadw reference
- 17691
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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 S side of Springfield Lane near the NW edge of the village.
History
Probably built 1836-7 at the time of the construction of Roft Castle House for John Boydell, steward of the Trevalyn Estate, incorporating or reusing materials from an earlier stone building. Converted for residential use, late C20.
Exterior
2-storey stable block built in the picturesque style of Trevalyn estate buildings in the village. Roughly squared and coursed rubble ground floor and red brick above; slate roof, brick chimneys. There is a bracketted eaves cornice throughout. Near symmetrical elevation to Springfield Lane with attached lower range to left. All openings are blind or blocked. Central slightly projecting bay is raised and has an arched door opening with triangular brick pediment and label, upper level has bullseye flanked by mock arrow slits. Flanking bays have bullseyes and arrow slits in the upper floor and openings with brick ogee heads to the ground floor. Attached range to left has a pair of circular openings with a mock arrow slit between them in the upper floor. Return elevations have bracketted cornices which return for a short distance at eaves level. Side and rear openings relate to late C20 conversion. To the rear a yard area with stone walls and mock arrow slits is set into the hillside.
Interior
not accessible at time of 1995 survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a C19 former stable block which incorporates elements of the picturesque style of Trevalyn Estate buildings of the village, and for historical associations with Roft Castle House.
Group value with Roft Castle House and Associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Courtyard Walls and three gazebos to rear of Roft Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Roft Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pistyll BankDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers and attached Walls flanking main drive entrance to Roft Castle HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.