Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Manse at Capel Lon Swan
Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 20 July 2000
- Locality
- Denbigh - Town
- Community
- Denbigh
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18426, -3.41841
- Cadw reference
- 23570
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back slightly from the road within, and to the R of, the chapel's railed forecourt, a little in advance of the adjacent chapel.
History
Manse built to serve the Lon Swan Congregational chapel around 1880; the chapel was also remodelled at this time.
Exterior
Small L-shaped manse of 2 storeys; of brown brick construction, with smooth limestone quoins, plinth and stringcourse. Hipped slate roof with moulded and dentilated eaves; brick chimney with moulded upper courses. The entrance is to the R of the advanced main section and has a single-storey porch with shallow hipped lead roof; 6-panel door, the panels moulded. To the L of this is a narrow 2-pane, unhorned sash window. The first floor has a pair of squatter, similar sashes. Two further ground-floor sashes and one first floor sash to the L return. Above this is a plain sash. Projecting stone sills throughout.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as forming part of the imposing late C19 chapel group at Lon Swan.
Nearby in the register
- Former House of Thomas Gee, including decorative railings to raised terrace on RCommercialunder 1 mi
- Florence's Hair SalonCommercialunder 1 mi
- HSBC BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- St Kentigern's Hospice HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.