Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Halghton Forge
Hanmer, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Halghton, Hanmer, Wrexham, designated on 15 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 15 November 2005
- Locality
- Halghton
- Community
- Hanmer
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98516, -2.86949
- Cadw reference
- 86938
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 122 Nantwich (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from the road just SE of Halghton Mill and bridge, approximately 3.5km SE of Bangor-is-y-coed.
History
An early C19 Gredington estate house and smithy shown on the 1839 Tithe map. The present forge is later than the house and is shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A 2-storey 2-window house of brick with slate roof on dentil eaves, and rebuilt brick end stacks. Its central entrance has a boarded door under a gabled canopy on brackets. Windows are 2-light casements, under segmental heads in the lower storey. In the L gable end is an inserted window lower L. Behind is a 1½-storey wing with 2-window side wall and 2 attic windows in the gable end, all 2-light casements. Attached to the wing are later additions extending across the rear of the forge.
Against the R gable end of the house is the 1-storey former stable and forge. It has a 3-light window on the L side (formerly the door to a stable), and two 2-light windows further R. The rear of the forge has a reduced but large lateral stack, and added conservatory.
Interior
The house has a 2-unit plan, with the larger room on the R side, at the rear of which is a closed-string staircase. The structure of one hearth has survived in the former forge.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved estate building retaining C19 character.
Nearby in the register
- Halghton Lodge Moated SiteMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Halghton Lodge FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Multi-purpose farm building at Halghton LodgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pandy HoldingNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.