Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Crossing Keeper's Cottage at Croesnewydd North Fork
Offa, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1994
- Community
- Offa
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04622, -3.00369
- Cadw reference
- 1820
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
Immediately adjacent to the level crossing on the W side of the railway line.
History
Crossing kepper's cottage. Probably c1846 as part of the original Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company.
Exterior
Roughly coursed and squared stone with fishscale slate roof. 2 storeyed, with N, E. and W. facing gables, each with ornate fretted bargeboards, and lower gabled wing to S. Entrance in north facing gable, the door recessed in segmentally arched architrave with side lights in stressed painted stone architraves. Similar architraves to renewed 2-light casement window above and in the return of the W gable to the right. Secondary doorway in W gable, with renewed casement window above. E. gable facing the railway tracks has canted bay window to ground floor, and similar casement window above. Central axial stack.
Reason for designation
A good example of a now-scarce building type, and of the architecture associated with the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company.
Nearby in the register
- Offices and Lodge to Wrexham Lager BreweryIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Statue of Queen VictoriaCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Former Wrexham InfirmaryHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Adult Education Centre, University College of North WalesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.