Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pair of Docks on E side of Trevor Basin, excluding modern workshop superstructure and swing bridge.
Llangollen Rural, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trevor Basin, Llangollen Rural, Wrexham, designated on 1 October 2007.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 1 October 2007
- Locality
- Trevor Basin
- Community
- Llangollen Rural
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97224, -3.08684
- Cadw reference
- 87547
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On E side of Trevor Basin, opposite Rhos-y-Coed Bridge.
History
Probably early-to-mid C19. On OS Map of 1879. Workshop superstructure is mainly late C20. The docks were originally used for boat-building.
Exterior
Pair of docks. Stone; approximately 28 metres long by 3 metres wide. Kerbs are of alternating stone and sections of brick. Stone steps descend into S dock at E end. The northern dock is covered by a modern workshop superstructure which is not of special interest.
Reason for designation
Listed as distinctive features of canal engineering and for Group Value with other listed items on the Llangollen Canal.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge No 31Transportunder 1 mi
- New Road (House next to Telford Inn)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Telford InnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge next to Telford InnTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.