The Wynn Rooms at Bodysgallen Hall

Cadw's description

Location

On lower ground NW of the main house.

History

Bodysgallen was built in 1620 by Robert Wynne. His grandson, also Robert, added the NW wing in the late C17, and his son Dr Hugh Wynne added the NE wing in 1730. The house passed by marriage to the Mostyn family in 1776 and subsequently became a dower house. Lady Augusta Mostyn gave the house to her son Henry, who enlarged the house in 1884, 1894 and 1905. It has been a hotel since 1981.
The Wynn Rooms originally formed the stable block for the house, possibly contemporary with the first phase of the house, 1620. The tack room was added in the C19 and is first shown, with other extensions at the rear, on the 1889 Ordnance Survey. It was converted to a conference hall 1982-3 by Bowen Dann Davies, architects of Colwyn Bay.

Exterior

The main former stable block is 2-storey of rubble stone and renewed slate roof. To the car park on the NE side it has stone external steps at the L end to a modern timber-framed wooden gabled 1st-floor porch on a wooden post. The porch has a 6-light wood-mullioned leaded window. Below the steps is an integral recess, probably for a dog kennel. Below the porch is an inserted 2-light steel-framed casement window. Further R is a former doorway under a timber lintel, with similar steel-framed casement. In the 1st floor are 2 small windows to the R of the porch and further R a former loft doorway under a timber lintel, also with inserted window.
In the L (SE) gable end the ground is higher and has an inserted 1st-floor glazed door. The rear has an outshut on the R side, with boarded door and vent in its L end wall. The main range has brick round-headed openings in the lower storey, comprising double-glazed doors and 12-pane horned sash window, both under small-pane overlights. The 1st floor also has a smaller 12-pane sash window. The R (NW) gable end of the main range has a pitching eye with inserted leaded glazing.
Against the R gable end is a lower hipped 1-storey link to a 2-storey former tack room and groom's accommodation. On the NE side the link has double boarded doors. The NE front of the tack room has small steps down to a small vented boarded door. On its L side is a stone mounting block. A diamond-leaded 2-light window is upper L. The L-hand gable end, facing the main range, has a 2-light diamond-leaded window and small attic window. The R gable end projects on the R-hand side and its central stack is corbelled on the L side. The L side also has a 3-light window and small attic window. Behind the ground level is higher and a glazed door opens to a terrace at 1st-floor level.

Interior

Altered interior. However original roof trusses have been retained in the main range which has a 4-bay roof with collar-beam trusses and raking struts. RCAHM Wales recorded a joist-beam ceiling in the lower storey.

Reason for designation

Listed for its special interest as a C17 outbuilding with C19 addition, retaining C19 character and some original detail after conversion to conference rooms, and for group value with other associated listed items at Bodysgallen.