Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Water tower at Bettisfield Park
Hanmer, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 15 November 2005
- Locality
- Bettisfield Park
- Community
- Hanmer
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.93283, -2.80361
- Cadw reference
- 86954
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
To the N of the house and SE side of The Stables.
History
Bettisfield Park was the seat of the Hanmer family and is a house of at least C16 origin. A new S entrance front was built in the late C18, probably by Samuel Wyatt of London. In the mid C19 there were further additions, including a new entrance on the E side, an Italianate tower, and a Tudor-style tower with French pavilion roof.
The water tower was built in 1842 (date on building), contemporary with additions to the house, and part of the development of service buildings and Home Farm at Bettisfield Park. It is shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey with a range, possibly contemporary or earlier, on its W side.
Exterior
An Italianate 4-stage tower of brick with pyramidal slate roof on deep bracketed eaves. The entrance is on the E side, a panel door in a moulded doorcase, beneath a large stone tablet with '1842' in raised numerals. Above it is a 16-pane horizontal-sliding sash window in an architrave in the 2nd stage, and small-pane oculus in the 3rd stage. The N side has a 16-pane horizontal-sliding sash window in an architrave in the lower stage. The 2nd and 3rd stages have blind windows. The W and S faces have a blind oculus at the 3rd stage. The upper stage is arcaded in each face, comprising 5 arches and blind except for small-pane glazing to the central arch.
Against the W wall is a former 1-storey coach house or stable (shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey), subsequently used as a garage and now converted to a dwelling. It is brick with slate roof behind coped gables and finials similar to the Stables. It has 3 original openings on the S side and a later opening in the W gable end, all altered. On the S side is a late C20 1-storey projection, and a coped brick wall against the SE angle.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an unusual form of outbuilding and of definite C19 architectural character, contributing to the strong group of service buildings at Bettisfield Park.
Nearby in the register
- The Stables at Bettisfield ParkNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings at Bettisfield Park Home FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bettisfield Park, including attached garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Onion tower and attached walls at Bettisfield ParkNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.