The Sun Inn, Llantysilio, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9935 / 52°59'36"N

Longitude: -3.2257 / 3°13'32"W

OS Eastings: 317823

OS Northings: 344720

OS Grid: SJ178447

Mapcode National: GBR 6W.HGXV

Mapcode Global: WH783.F05Y

Plus Code: 9C4RXQVF+9P

Entry Name: The Sun Inn

Listing Date: 22 April 1998

Last Amended: 22 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19679

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: The Sun
Sun
The Sun, Llangollen

ID on this website: 300019679

Location: The building stands close to the minor road from Rhewl to Carrog on the left bank of the River Dee, approximately 500m W of Rhewl.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llantysilio

Locality: Rhewl

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Pub Inn

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History

The inn is recorded as a drover's hostel on the route from the Glyndyfdwy Pass through Cwmtydi, Mynydd Bychan, Bryngiwir, Cymmo and the Hollybush Inn, via the Sun Inn and the Butcher's Arms, to Llangollen. The historic structure consists of 2 rooms, the one at the S end probably the kitchen and a parlour at the N end, probably the room provided for coach passengers, all probably of the late C17 or early C18 in origin, altered to its present form and character in the late C18 or early C19.

Exterior

Built of rendered and whitewashed rubble stone with an old slate roof. Two storeys, 2 bays, with stair rising from a lobby behind the central front door; a framed and boarded door with a glazed light, and paned 2-light casement windows to the first floor, similar windows replaced by paned bow windows in earlier openings on the ground floor. Large external gable stack at the S end, and gable stack at the N end. The porch was erected in 1944 and the mounting block to its right, which was set close to the road, was removed in 1945-1950. Modern extensions to the rear.

Interior

The central stair has a partition to the kitchen/living end at the S, which has a large inglenook with a good iron range. Cambered fire lintel with markings. The parlour end has dado panelling, obscuring the fireplace. Simple cross ceiling beams.

Reasons for Listing

Included, despite alteration to the ground floor windows, as retaining much of the the character of an early C19 country drover's hostelry.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II The Old Post Office
The building is located beside the road, approximately 50m W of the fork on the N branch of the minor road from Rhewl to Carrog. The telephone kiosk stands close in front of its eastern bay.
II Telephone Call-box
The telephone Call-box stands close to the front of the Old Post Office, close to and NE of the Sun Inn at Rhewl.
II Ty-isa
The farmhouse lies below the hamlet of Llandinan, and is reached by a farm road off the B5103 from Pentrefelin to Rhewl.
II Cymmo
Situated on the west side of a lane leading up to Llantysilio Mountain from the N side of the Sun inn in Rhewl, c1km beyond the hamlet.
II Barn at Pendre Farm
On the slope below the farmhouse reached at the end of a lane from the A5, W of Berwyn
II Former Coach House & Stables at Plas Berwyn
To NW of Plas Berwyn, on levelled site with very tall elevation to NE overlooking Rhysgog Farm.
II Maesyrychen uchaf
The former farmhouse is set parallel to the road from Llantysilio to the A542 N of Valle Crucis, on the W side of the narrow flat valley, formerly known as the Maes-yr-ychain marshes..
II Plas Berwyn
Reached down a tree lined drive NW off A5. Panoramic views to NE towards Llantysilio. Terraced lawn to front.

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The Sun Inn

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantysilio, Denbighshire