Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mere House
Hanmer, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 12 January 2006
- Locality
- Hanmer
- Community
- Hanmer
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95166, -2.81713
- Cadw reference
- 86957
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
Set in its own grounds to NW of Hanmer Mere with the driveway entry approx 200m to W of the churchyard.
History
A compact later Georgian villa dating from second half of C18, perhaps part of Hanmer estate improvements which include Hanmer Hall Farmhouse and the Vicarage. Western addition towards the rear has an incised brick dated "AH 1819".
Exterior
Originally a two-storey three-bay symmetrical façade, derived from the neo-classical villa designs of Robert Taylor and other metropolitan architects of the period. Hipped slate roof with flanking red brick chimneys, wide painted eaves with dentils; white painted brick walls. Central splayed bay with portions of first-floor string-course running back from modern open pedimented Haddonstone porch; original Gothic traceried fanlight over 4-panel door. Windows are two and four-light sashes with metal shutter boxes over ground-floor openings. Shallow late Georgian two-storey bow to right end wall facing driveway to E.
To left of main façade is a lower two-storey one-window extension (dated 1819 in brick towards rear) with spayed bay and which once concealed a shallow bow like the E side. Detailing as before with painted brickwork and four-light sash windows. Modern extensions in white painted brick to E side and rear.
Interior
Not inspected at time of survey
Reason for designation
Included as a small late Georgian villa of definite quality and character and a strong element in setting of Hanmer village and mere.
Nearby in the register
- Gates, gate piers and railings at NE entrance to Gredington ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hanmer war memorialNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hanmer Voluntary Primary SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.