History

Dated 1895, and built to designs of Douglas and Fordham, architects, of Chester.

Exterior

Polygonal limestone, randomly coursed, with freestone dressings; green slate roof. 2 storeys, 3-gabled front elevation facing Abergele Road, with advanced central gabled storeyed porch. 4-centred archway to doorway, and 3-light window above it. Wide outer gables, with 5-light windows on each floor to the E, and 5-lights to ground floor in W gable, with paired 2-light windows above. Lower windows are mullioned and transomed, with mullioned windows above, all in slightly projecting painted wood cased and with decorative leaded panes. Set back to the W, a further bay represents part of the rear service wind, with windows in its gable facing W, and a single 2-light mullioned window above it. Broad bargeboards with pendant finials to gables, and brick axial stacks.

Reasons for Listing

The building uses vernacular vocabulary to create a building with considerable architectural character. Forms a group with the Church of Saint Paul.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29492542

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)