Grosvenor Lodge, Wrexham

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Grosvenor Lodge
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The building from Regent Street
Grosvenor Lodge, Wrexham
Alternative namesNo 1. Grosvenor Road
General information
Type
Architectural style Italianate villa
Address1 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham, Wales
Coordinates 53°02′53″N2°59′55″W / 53.0481°N 2.9985°W / 53.0481; -2.9985
Renovated2001
Technical details
Floor count2
Design and construction
Architect(s)J.R. Gummow
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameNO.1 GROSVENOR ROAD (NW SIDE),,,,,CLWYD,
Designated24 October 1991; Amended 31 January 1994
Reference no.1830 [1]

Grosvenor Lodge (later 1 Grosvenor Road) is a Grade II listed building on Regent Street and Grosvenor Road, in Wrexham, North Wales.

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It was built in 1869 by J.R. Gummow and is in an Italianate villa style. It was initially a private residence for Isacc Shone, later mayor of Wrexham. It was purchased by Wrexham council in 1924, in which it became initially an office, then later a medical clinic until the 1990s. It underwent a restoration in 2001.

History

The building is situated on the corner of Regent Street and Grosvenor Road, opposite Wrexham Cathedral. [1] Grosvenor Lodge was built in 1869 as a residence for Isaac Shone, who became Mayor of Wrexham in 1878. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was designed by J.R. Gummow, a local architect, who is credited with most of the suburban development in the southern parts of Wrexham in the 19th century. [5] Shone lost his council seat in 1879 and thereafter vacated the residence and moved to London. [4]

In the early 1900s, the building became home to Wrexham's first female doctor, Katharine Rosebery Drinkwater, who moved to Wrexham, after her marriage to a local GP. She became the Assistant School Medical Officer for Wrexham in 1907. [4]

In 1924, the building was bought by Wrexham council from the executors of Shone's will. The council then repurposed the building to be first used as office space and then later as a health clinic until the 1990s. It was listed as a Grade II listed building by Cadw in 1991. [1] In 2001, a full restoration of the building was carried out. [3] As of 2024, the building is home to Cafcass Cymru. [6]

Description

The building is designed in a Italianate villa style, which was described as "Anglo-Italian" by its architect Gummow. Its exterior is made of brick, while it contains a slate roof. The lodge is two storeys high, with its main elevations being its two-window Regent Street entrance front, and a symmetrical five-window (in 1–3–1) range facing Regent Street. [1] [2]

There is a lower service wing recessed to the building's rear containing hipped roof, a side entrance, and above it a tripartite sash window, and moulded wood bracketed oversailing-eaves. After its initial construction a three-storeyed and hipped roof tower was added to the building. [1]

The building's entrance is located to the right of the building situated in an advanced porch and within a segmental archway, shaped in a round arch with panelled double doors. [1] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Grosvenor Road, 1, Wrexham;Grosvenor Lodge (27239)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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  5. "Grosvenor Road Conservation Area Assessment and Management Plan" (PDF). Wrexham County Borough Council. April 2009. p. 6.
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