Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Shippon (former barn) at Sandy Lane Farm
Maelor South, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sandy Lane, Maelor South, Wrexham, designated on 18 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 18 November 2005
- Locality
- Sandy Lane
- Community
- Maelor South
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95576, -2.88986
- Cadw reference
- 86970
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On the E side of the farmhouse, across a pitched stone farmyard.
History
A C17 barn, probably originally 3 bays but later extended to 5 bays. It was converted to a shippon in the latter half of the C19 by the Gredington estate, when the front was entirely rebuilt, contemporary with the stable and shippon.
Exterior
A brick-fronted farm building under a slate roof. It has split doors with strap hinges R and L of centre, both under blue-brick segmental heads, flanked by steel-framed hopper windows under wooden lintels, the R-hand of which was also originally a doorway. Gabled dormers to the centre and R have shutters. The L gable end is timber-framed, with weatherboards and loft doorway, but in poor condition. It has an inserted door on the R side. Against the R gable end is an added lean-to, above which is a weatherboarded gable. The rear is also timber-framed, but in poor condition. To the L of centre is evidence of the former wagon bay, with a mortise suggesting a former porch canopy.
Interior
The older part retains 2 queen-post trusses. Another queen-post truss has been reconstructed, and a 4th truss is of sawn timber.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding its condition, as one of the few surviving early farm buildings in the district, and as part of a strong C19 farm group.
Nearby in the register
- Sandy Lane FarmhouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Stable and shippon at Sandy Lane FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Old Hall FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Madras Voluntary Aided SchoolNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.