Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Springfield Cottage
Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Marford, Gresford, Wrexham, designated on 2 July 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 July 1962
- Locality
- Marford
- Community
- Gresford
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10099, -2.95680
- Cadw reference
- 38
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the W side of Marford Hill near the N edge of the village.
History
One of a group of cottages and houses in Cottage Orne style for the Trevalyn Estate while it was under the stewardship of John Boydell. The buildings along Marford Hill were completed by 1820, building phases of 1814 and 1816 are suggested by Trevalyn accounts. In 1814 Julius Flowers Constructed a pise cottage and it is possible that some of the buildings are partially of this material. The house is attached to rear farm buildings with a continuous roof line suggesting that it may represent the remodelling of an earlier building, hence the irregular plan. Extensions added C20.
Exterior
Pebbledash, slate roof, rendered chimneys, 2 storeys. Slightly projecting gable, one cast-iron multipaned window with Gothick glazing detail and ogee head per floor, dentil cornice which returns a short distance at eaves level. To left flat-roofed extension, to right range with semicircular end. Right hand return: 3 linked multipaned cast-iron windows with Gothick glazing, central larger window has ogee head. First floor has round window.
Interior
remodelled, roof form suggests pre C19 origins.
Group value with Springfield Farm and Smithy Cottage
Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 former Trevalyn Estate cottage in distinctive picturesque style.
Nearby in the register
- Smithy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Springfield FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Jessamine CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Primrose CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.