Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maelor View
Minera, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 April 1998
- Locality
- New Brighton
- Town
- Wrexham
- Community
- Minera
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05070, -3.08630
- Cadw reference
- 19723
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
Situated in New Brighton towards the NW end of the highest level of buildings on the hillside overlooking Minera.
History
Later C19 cottage added to Maelor House which was probably one of the original houses of New Brighton for which 24 plots were sold by the Chester Charities in 1865. This part of Minera parish known as 'City Lands' was beqeathed by Owen Jones (d1659), a butcher of Chester, to 'the poor of every Company of Merchants and Craftsmen in the City of Chester'. The area was agricultural until the mid-C18 when a trustee of the charity, Alderman Richardson, promoted lead prospecting. It was so successful that between 1761 and 1781 some £13,000 were paid to the charity in royalties.
Exterior
Semi-detached cottage attached and in matching style to Maelor House (q.v.) to left. Rubble stone with stone quoins, slate close-eaved roof and brick end stack. Two storeys, single front with door to right and 4-pane hornless sash each floor to centre. Tooled stone lintels and sills. Four-panel door with single overlight. Ground floor window and door have large shaped stone lintels.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved example of a later C19 cottage connected with the Minera lead mines, historically important with others in this industrial settlement pattern.
Nearby in the register
- Maelor HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Offa ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
- GwylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Chimney near Meadow Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.