Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farm Building at Fron-uchaf Farm, with front garden wall
Chirk, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 July 1998
- Locality
- Fron-isaf
- Town
- Wrexham
- Community
- Chirk
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95668, -3.08495
- Cadw reference
- 20262
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
The farm lies on the hill road from Fron-isaf to Froncysyllte. The farm building stands at right angles to the road, and forms the N side of the walled front garden.
History
Probably built in the late C17 or C18, and altered in the early and later C19.
Exterior
The building which combines the functions of barn, cowhouse and cartshed, is of stone, with a corrugated asbestos cement roof. Timber framing exposed above plate level on the gable end. The N side faces the farmyard, and was originally largely of timber framing infilled with brick, much replaced C19-early C20 with red brick. The bay nearest the road is of stone, forming a cartshed. A further opening is at the W end. The S side, facing the garden, has 2 tiers of ventilation slits. The gable end has a tie beam, queen struts and collar supporting a single tier of purlins. The garden wall containing the front garden on the E and S is of stone, with a stone-on-edge coping, and central gate.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved farm building, of group value with the farmhouse and garden wall.
Nearby in the register
- Fron-uchaf FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rob's Cottage, Greenfield and ArosfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- War MemorialReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lime KilnsIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.