Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gazebo to rear of Nantclwyd House
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 16 May 1978.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11350, -3.31164
- Cadw reference
- 835
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 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the NW corner of the garden to Nantclwyd House, adjoining the former Lord's Garden to the W.
History
Early C18, and shown on a 1742 print of Ruthin Castle by the Buck brothers. It was possibly built by John Wynne, following his marriage in 1733, who also carried out improvements to the house. Interior of gazebo is said to contain a coved quadripartite plaster ceiling, grooved and with a boss.
Exterior
Tall square-plan 2-storey 1-window gazebo. The lower storey is of rubble stone, the upper storey of small-scantling timber-framing with brick infill. Formerly roughcast, but this now partly missing. Hipped swept slate roof with moulded wooden eaves cornice and wooden finial; lateral brick stack to NW. Accommodation to 1st floor, with flight of external stone steps leading up from E side onto a concrete platform: Doorway in moulded frame, boarded over. To W side, upper lights of a wooden cross-window with diamond quarries, the lower lights boarded over. The remaining windows are boarded over: To N side, reached from concrete platform, and to S side at ground and 1st floor levels. To R of the latter, under the staircase block, is a boarded doorway. Against the W side at ground floor level, is a stone lean-to under a corrugated iron roof, with boarded doorway to S.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good C18 garden gazebo retaining its character. Group value with Nantclwyd House and associated garden structures.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Walls to Nantclwyd HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gazebo to rear of the Coach HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Walls of former Lord's Garden at rear of Nantclwyd HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bron y Gaer MewsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.