Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gardener's Cottage, Laundry Cottage and Barn to South-west of Bodidris
Llandegla, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bodidris, Ruthin, Llandegla, Denbighshire, designated on 19 July 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1966
- Locality
- Bodidris
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Llandegla
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.07379, -3.19038
- Cadw reference
- 19310
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 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Some 100m SW of Bodidris, forming the N side of a courtyard group, bounded to the east by a range which includes former Stable Block (Bodidris Cottage, Grooms Cottage, and studio flat); to the west by the Bothy and sheltershed.
History
Although altered in the late C19 - early C20 to form domestic accommodation, the roof dates from the late C16 - early C17, and the range probably formed a group of farm buildings associated with the adjoining C16 hall-house.
Exterior
Barn and adjacent cottages in a line under single roof, attached to NW of C16 house. Rubble stone and slate. Main range faces S. Barn to left has 3 pigeon holes in upper wall and (below right) a big boarded door with wooden lintel which provides access to threshing floor. Adjoining two-storey Gardener's cottage has a stone stack with oversailing course to cap. Cambered arched stone voussoirs to window openings on ground floor, flat window heads on first floor; stone sills project slightly. Fenestration formed by 6-pane fixed lights and 6-pane opening casements. Entrance doorway offset to right has cambered arch of stone voussoirs, 4-panel door. Flanking doorway to left and right are 18-pane and 24-pane windows; these align to correspondingly sized windows on the upper floor, which has also a smaller 6-pane light above the door. Laundry Cottage is two-storey and double-fronted. Openings have large dressed stone lintels with shallower stone sills. 21-pane windows above (with hinged opening lights); 18-pane mullion and transom windows below. Offset boarded door has rectangular overlight. Straight joint in masonry to right of cottage marks line of separate build; beyond a door opening on the ground floor with small window above. W gable-end has a rough stone gable coping with kneeler and below a C19 cartshed entry. N elevation forms an irregular composition incorporating two lateral stacks, casement-pairs, C20 glazed door, and second threshing door to barn.
Interior
Entire range roofed as a single unit: collar and tie beam trusses with upper V-struts and queen posts below collar. Unusual upper boarded pigeon loft to barn. Gardener's cottage has central stair and rooms either side with corner fireplaces. Upper wall at E end has fragment of moulded string course, part of former external wall of C16 house.
Reason for designation
A well-composed group converted in a sympathetic vernacular style which harmonises well with the adjoining listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Old Stable Block and Bodidris Cottage to South-west of BodidrisDomesticunder 1 mi
- Shelter Shed to South-west of BodidrisDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall at BodidrisDomesticunder 1 mi
- BodidrisDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.