Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Smithy, including iron forecourt railings
Overton, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 November 2006
- Community
- Overton
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97132, -2.93571
- Cadw reference
- 87509
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Near east end of S side of Wrexham Road.
History
Row of cottages with Gothic details built around 1800 for the Bryn-y-Pys Estate. The right hand end formerly the village smithy. Overton’s famous double Grand National winner (1918 and 1919) Poethlyn, was bred by the Peels of Bryn-y-Pys, and shod at the smithy. Some first floor Gothic windows reinstated at The Old Smithy in 2003.
Reason for designation
Early C19 row of small cottages and former smithy with well-preserved character, part of an important group of buildings at the N end of Overton High Street. Group value with the similar listed Dispensary Row almost opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn Cottage, including iron forecourt railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including iron forecourt railings.No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Park ViewDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dispensary RowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.