British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Epworth Lodge

A Grade II Listed Building in Rhosddu, Wrexham

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0521 / 53°3'7"N

Longitude: -2.9931 / 2°59'35"W

OS Eastings: 333531

OS Northings: 350997

OS Grid: SJ335509

Mapcode National: GBR 75.CRH5

Mapcode Global: WH88Z.0K01

Plus Code: 9C5V3224+RQ

Entry Name: Epworth Lodge

Listing Date: 31 January 1994

Last Amended: 31 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1836

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001836

Location: Situated in enclosed garden towards the north-east end of the road, and part of a late C19 development of villas.

County: Wrexham

Community: Rhosddu (Rhos-ddu)

Community: Rhosddu

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

Find accommodation in
Wrexham

History

Built as manse to Bryn y Ffynnon Methodist Church in 1865 but now a private house.

Exterior

Random rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof. 2 storeys, L-plan with central entrance hall, employing a picturesque asymmetrical domestic gothic style. Hipped roofed porch in angle of the 2 ranges to the front, with shouldered arch to doorway. Advanced coped gabled range to the right has squared bay window to ground floor, with pointed arched mullioned lights and lean-to roof, and 3-light window above, with shafts as mullions. 2 narrow shouldered windows in left hand range, and trefoiled window over porch. This range faces SW, with canted bay window with shoulded mullioned lights to ground floor, and 3-light window with shouldered shafts as mullions beneath coped gable above. Rear of this range has gable facing garden, with shouldered mullioned windows in gable end and side wall, and stack on corner of gable. Late C20 conservatory projects from ground floor. Continuation of gabled wing also advanced to rear. Continuous string course to principal elevations, and moulded stone brackets to oversailing eaves. Axial stack and end wall stacks in this wing, and axial stack in SW wing, all with moulded caps.

Reasons for Listing

Part of an important group of late C19 villas, which together form a good example of urban estate development.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Fern Bank and former Coach House
    Set back from the road between No 9 and Epworth Lodge.
  • II NO.9 Grove Road (NW Side), Clwyd
    Set back from the street in enclosed garden, and one of a series of late C19 villas surviving on the west of the street.
  • II Plas Gwilym
    Situated towards the SW end of the road, the first surviving C19 building on this side of the street.
  • II Romano
    Situated in enclosed garden towards the north-east end of the road, and part of a late C19 development of villas.
  • II Former Grove Park School
    To the north of the town centre, on the east side of Chester Road, north of its junction with Powell Road.
  • II Abbotsfield Priory Hotel
    On the corner of Rhosddu Road and Grosvenor Road.
  • II The Cottage
    Set back from the road on the corner of Penymaes Avenue.
  • II No 28, Grosvenor Road (Se Side), Clwyd
    The last pair of houses on the SE side of Grosvenor Road before its junction with Rhosddu Road.

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.