Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gadlys Woods Farmhouse
Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 February 1976
- Community
- Bagillt
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25964, -3.17994
- Cadw reference
- 522
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
About 400m SE of road.
Exterior
Farmhouse, C17 and later with earlier origins. Rubble and brick, painted, but origins as timber-framed house. Slate roofs, brick chimney. Entrance elevation faces N. L block has 2 gables (L brick, R stone) L gable has decorative panel above 16-pane sash window; similar window to ground floor with string course between floors; R gable has 16-pane sash at string level and entrance door set back in recessed porch. To R of these block set back with 2 16-pane sash widows to each floor, and blocked square window above outshut with brick chimney. Rear has gable to R, 4-paned sash window to first floor, broad window to ground floor. To L of this set slightly back block with gabled dormer two 4-pane sashes to first floor (small window to end); on ground floor modern window to R, Yorkshire sash to end and small squat window between.
To L end lean-to with 4-pane sash window. At (E) end of building is attached in-line barn (blockwork), timber-framing said to be visible in wall with house.
Well-preserved example of vernacular farmhouse.
Group value with adjacent listed buildings.
References: Information from NMR, Aberystwyth.
Nearby in the register
- Gadlys HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Smithy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ivy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Porch CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.