Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stables and Coach House at Plas Isaf including attached walled garden
Argoed, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llong, Argoed, Flintshire, designated on 5 August 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 August 1997
- Locality
- Llong
- Community
- Argoed
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.15467, -3.10932
- Cadw reference
- 18721
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the rear of Plas Isaf on two sides of a yard, reached from a drive running north from the A5118 at Llong, linked to the house via a covered carriageway.
History
Probably built late C18/early C19. A range at right-angles to the stable block was substantially rebuilt in brick probably late C19 and garage doors inserted late C20.
Exterior
2-storey main stable range is of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and a range attached to the north east which is of stone very largely rebuilt in brick. Slate roof with stone copings and kneelers to gables, brick chimney. The buildings form an L shape around a yard to the rear of Plas Isaf to which the stables are attached by a low range with a carriage arch.
The stables face E on to the yard. A door with an overlight is situated off-centre with a circular pitching eye above it and a multi-paned cast-iron window at ground floor level on each side. To the far left is a cart entrance with a boarded door and a small boarded opening above. To the far right there is a multi-paned cast-iron window on each floor. A range attached at right angles to the right side forming the N side of the yard. It has a late C20 garage entrance and in the gabled end elevation a range of pigeon holes.
The rear elevation has a small brick outshut and stone steps up to a door in the upper floor. Attached on the right is a projecting range, perhaps a loose box, and on the left side a projecting gabled carriage house with wide arched entrance. Attached to the left of this is a walled garden built of roughly coursed rubble with brick buttresses.
Interior
Interior not accessible at time of 1997 survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of stables of the period and for group value with Plas Isaf.
Nearby in the register
- Plas IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llong BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Pair of Lodges flanking N driveway to Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge over River Terrig at former N Driveway to Leeswood HallTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.