Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Kennels
Chirk, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 July 1998
- Locality
- Ty'n-y-groes
- Town
- Wrexham
- Community
- Chirk
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.94505, -3.09609
- Cadw reference
- 20265
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 Kennels stand back from the Kennels Cottage, off the road bounding the Chirk Castle Estate on the NE side.
History
The building to which the kennels is attached is of the C17 or early C18, and was probably a barn or farm building for a house on this site, later adapted to be the Kennels for Chirk Castle.
Exterior
The building is L-plan, partly built of stone, with an upper stage of timber framing infilled with colourwashed brick. Slated roofs. The gable facing the cottage has a later wide opening and window, and a 3-ledge dovecote in the stone gable end with approximately 18 nestboxes. The framing at the rear, and of the E arm of the L-plan, is square panelled, with decorative cross bracing in the E gable end. Tie, queen strut and collar truss. Attached at the E side are the kennels, C19, of brick, with corrugated roofs, and 4 openings for the dogs to the front opening into wire pens.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting example of the combined use of timber framing and stone, characteristic of the late C17 and C18, and as a substantial vernacular farmbuilding, together with a well-preserved range of mid C19 estate kennels.
Nearby in the register
- Cottage at The KennelsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the LakeLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home FarmLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Wern TowerDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.