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Former Laundry Block at Plas-yn-Cefn

A Grade II Listed Building in Cefnmeiriadog, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2282 / 53°13'41"N

Longitude: -3.47 / 3°28'12"W

OS Eastings: 301965

OS Northings: 371133

OS Grid: SJ019711

Mapcode National: GBR 6K.0PKT

Mapcode Global: WH65P.N4T1

Plus Code: 9C5R6GHH+7X

Entry Name: Former Laundry Block at Plas-yn-Cefn

Listing Date: 30 January 1968

Last Amended: 2 June 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 174

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300000174

Location: Located immediately to the rear of Plas-yn-Cefn and connected to it by a short stretch of tall crenellated wall.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Cefnmeiriadog

Community: Cefnmeiriadog

Locality: Cefn Meiriadog

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Early or second-quarter C18 summerhouse and clocktower built to serve the gardens of the adjacent Plas-yn-Cefn; this was extended in the C19, effectively doubling the building in size, and was given decorative stepped parapet gables; it was latterly used as a laundry.

Exterior

Rectangular 2-storey building of 2 periods, the primary section to the L; of rubble construction with brick facing to the house (garden-facing) gable. Slate roof with original kneelers but C19 stepped gables; squat brick chimneys, an end chimney to the R and a small primary chimney to the centre (originally on the gable end). The original section has a large contemporary octagonal clock tower to the centre of the roof; of timber with slate-hung lower section and slatted upper section. Polygonal clock face (NE-facing) of incised and painted slate (?); octagonal roof with very deep, moulded eaves and exposed rafter ends. The clock tower is surmounted by a lead ball finial and decorative iron weathervane. On the main (NE) side, an external stone stair leads from a short cobbled upper yard to a first-floor entrance at L, with a deeply-recessed boarded door in an original oak pegged frame. To the R of this is a 4-pane C19 ground-floor window with a boarded door beyond. The roof has a front-facing early C20 skylight. To the R, in the later section, is a modern boarded door with 2 modern plain-glazed windows beyond; further modern window to the R gable. The L (garden-facing) gable has an original upper window, a small, recessed 9-pane sash, with a recessed sandstone dedication plaque above (inscription 'LL..' [the remainder indistinct])

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of survey (11/97).

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with other listed items at Plas-yn-Cefn.

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