Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Archway with Clock Tower at entrance to Service Yard
Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan, Denbighshire, designated on 21 March 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 March 2001
- Locality
- Nantclwyd Hall
- Community
- Llanelidan
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05616, -3.32782
- Cadw reference
- 24979
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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
To south west of Nantclwyd Hall
History
As part of the reorganisation of the garden area this archway was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis for Sir Vivyan Naylor-Leyland in 1966.
Exterior
A tall square archway building with pyramid slate roof rising to a copper-roofed cupola with a gilded ball and finial; clock with Roman numerals on the cupola. The building is rendered and colour washed and has four broad corner pilasters supporting a simple hollow cornice. It has an open lower storey with single arches to east and west. The upper storey has a venetian window to the north with an attached fire escape staircase, small oval windows to east and west, and two sash windows to south.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
A picturesque element in the redesign of the garden and service areas of Nantclwyd by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis
Nearby in the register
- Office Range at South West of Nantclwyd HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled Garden to the south-east of Nantclwyd Hall, with gazebos and pavilionsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nantclwyd HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- West Gateway at South Perimeter Road to Nantclwyd HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.