Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Village School and Master's House
Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanelidan, Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 21 March 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 21 March 2001
- Locality
- Llanelidan
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Llanelidan
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04500, -3.32885
- Cadw reference
- 25000
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 north of St Elidan's Church.
History
The Rev. Mr Roberts, Curate of Llanelidan (later Rector), established the village school in 1846 on Nantclwyd Estate land given by Christopher Leyland. It was improved, and probably virtually rebuilt, in the period 1886-8, including the addition of the school porch. The master's house is to the north, still named Ty'r ysgol; the schoolroom is to the south, and is now the village hall, much enlarged at rear.
Exterior
The former master's house, at left, is of two storeys and two windows, in irregular slatey masonry with limestone blocks lower in the walls and in the window and door arches; slate roof with a tile ridge; timber bargeboards; renewed timber windows. At left a door with small casement window above. The right part of the house is gabled and slightly advanced, and has mullion and transom timber windows. Red brick lateral chimney at right at the point where the schoolroom joins.
The schoolroom, at right, is in limestone masonry to the front and slate masonry to the side gable. The roof is of slate with a tile ridge. This part is symmetrical fronted with two large mullion and transom windows with small panes, separated by a later porch in mock half-timbering, the latter standing on a red brickwork plinth. Eaves to the front, roof ventilator near centrally on the ridge. There is a large rear extension to the latter in brickwork.
Reason for designation
A good mid-C19 church school and house, rebuilt in the late C19, in close association with the church; listed also for group value with St Elidan's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St ElidanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Leyland Arms PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Cottage and farm buildings at rear of Leyland Arms PHAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Old Rectory with high wall to roadsideDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.