 Nos. 3 and 5 on the road. | |
| Native name | Ffordd y Llwyni (Welsh) |
|---|---|
| Part of | Rhosddu |
| Location | Wrexham, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°03′05″N2°59′37″W / 53.0515°N 2.9935°W |
Grove Road (Welsh : Ffordd y Llwyni) is a road in Wrexham, North Wales. It dates to the 18th century and contains listed buildings. It is within the Grosvenor Road Conservation Area.
Grove Road dates to the 18th century, along with the adjoining Grosvenor Road. They were laid out between 1861 and 1881 as part of a prestigious residential area catered to the growing middle class of Wrexham. At the time, Grove Road was known as Pant y Crydd ( Welsh for 'shoemaker's hollow') and Erw ( Welsh for 'Acre') row. By the 19th century, the area in which Grove Road is in became known as Grove Park. [1]
Grove Road is part of the Grosvenor Road Conservation Area. [1] [2]
Romano (No. 4) is a Grade II listed building on the north-eastern end of Grove Road, as part of a late 19th century villa development. It is situated in an enclosed garden, and was built in 1865 as a manse to the Bryn y Ffynnon Methodist Church, with the building now being a private house. [3] Its exterior is of random rubble with a slate roof. It is shaped in an L-plan with a central entrance hall and two storeys. It is in a Gothic style. [3] It was built to the designs of J. R. Gummow. In the 1940s it served as a nurses home for the Wrexham and East Denbighshire War Memorial Hospital. In the 1970s a large part of the house's grounds were removed for a new link road between Rhosddu Road / Grosvenor Road to the Chester Road / Powell Road junction. The building was extended in its rear in 1993, and now serves as offices. [4]
Plas Gwilym (No. 3), originally known as Leeswood House, is a Grade II listed building situated on the south-western end of the road. It is the first surviving building dating to the 19th century on this side of Grove Road. It was built between 1861 and 1866, possibly in the designs of J. R. Gummow, and built for S. T. Baugh. It was first called Leeswood House, but became known as Plas Gwilym by 1910. The building became home to offices in 1851. [4] [5] [6]
Its exterior is of brick with stone dressings, and it has a slate roof. It has two storeys, and a central entrance. Its interior retails most of its surviving original plan and original decorative details. Such surviving details include a tiled entrance hall, fireplaces, and a detailed top-lit staircase. [5]
No. 9, originally called Ivy Grove, [4] is a 19th-century villa on the western side of Grove Road. It is a Grade II listed building, and the house dates to 1881. It is two-storeys and is set within its own enclosed gardens. The house's exterior is a roughcast render, over brick, and it has a slate roof. [7] It was renamed to Nythfa in 1898, and is still used as a house to this day. [4]
Fern Bank (No. 11), also spelled Fernbank and originally called Albert Villa, [4] is a house built in 1873, designed by J. R. Gummow. It was built for Ezekial Mason, and located between Epworth Lodge and No. 9, set back from the road. Its exterior is brick, and it has a slate roof. Its architect Gummow, described it as an "Anglo-Italian cottage". It is two-storeys and arranged in an L-plan. At the rear of the house is an adjoining former coach house, that is two-storeys and has a hipped roof. [8] It adopted the name "Fernbank" (or "Fern Bank") in 1885, and is still used as a house today. [4] [9]
Epworth Lodge was built in 1865 as a manse to the Bryn y Ffynnon Methodist Church [10] (or Brynyffynon Wesleyan Church) located on Regent Street, [4] although now serves as a private house [10] since 1967. [4] It is located towards the north-eastern end of Grove Road, situated in an enclosed garden. Its exterior is of random rubble with a slate roof. It is shaped in an L-plan with a central entrance hall and two storeys. It is in a Gothic style. [10]
Trevalyn Hall in Rossett, a Grade II* listed building, is an Elizabethan manor house near Wrexham in Wales. It was built by John Trevor in 1576. The Trevor family of Trevalyn were one of the leading families in East Denbighshire by about 1600 with numerous estates in both Flintshire and Denbighshire. The Plas Teg estate in Hope, Flintshire was also acquired by the Denbighshire branch of the family when it was purchased from a cousin by Sir John Trevor I (1563–1630) and it was he who built the present Plas Teg house in 1610.
Llangybi(English: Cybi's Church) is a village and former civil parish in the Eifionydd area of the Welsh county of Gwynedd, near Llanarmon. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between Llanystumdwy and Llannor.
Plas Mynach is a large country house in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building, and stands in a prominent position overlooking the sea.
Iscoyd Park is a three-storey redbrick country house in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It has a slate roof built in the early 18th century. It was sold in 1737 to William Hanmer. The house and estate was then purchased by Philip Lake Godsal in 1843 and remains in the Godsal family to this day. Iscoyd was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1962 as a well-preserved country house. It supported by a range of 18th- and 19th-century service buildings including a park and gardens, outbuildings, coach house, corn house, kennels, laundry, piggery and stables. The dovecote has a pyramidal slate roof. The house is now run by Philip Langley Godsal and his wife Susie, who took over the house from his father Philip Caulfeild Godsal in 2009 and began a complete refurbishment. This was funded by operating as a wedding and events business but also remains the Godsal family home. Iscoyd Park has won various awards for the restoration of the house and outbuildings, including the Historic Houses Association and Sotheby's Restoration Award, the Hudson's Heritage Award for Best Wedding Venue, Hudson's Heritage Award for Best Accommodation, Wales Gold Award for Best Services Accommodation, Bridebook's Best National Wedding venue.
Leeswood Hall is a country house in Leeswood, Flintshire, Wales. Dating from 1742, it was built for George Wynne, the design being attributed to Francis Smith. Construction reputedly cost £40,000. The hall is a Grade II* listed building. To the northwest of the hall stand the White Gates, which have their own Grade I listing. The gates terminate the view from the hall across the lawns, an early and rare example of 18th century parkland design by Stephen Switzer, and a Grade I listed landscape of national significance.
Fferm Farmhouse is a small Elizabethan manor house, located to the east of Pontblyddyn in the county of Flintshire, Wales. It is listed as a grade I historic building, as 'an exceptionally fine example of a small manorial house', particularly because it retains much of its original sub-medieval detail and layout. It was likely built during the late 16th century by John Lloyd, one of the Lloyds of nearby Hartsheath Hall, who is recorded as having inhabited the house in the period between 1575 and 1625. The exterior of the house follows the vernacular style of other such local buildings like Pentrehobyn Hall near Mold.
Abbotsfield is a Grade II listed building in Rhosddu, Wrexham, North Wales.
Wrexham Cemetery is a Victorian garden cemetery in Wrexham, North Wales, which served as the main burial site for the city.
Croesnewydd Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Wrexham Technology Park, in the west of Wrexham, North Wales.
Grosvenor Lodge is a Grade II listed building on Regent Street and Grosvenor Road, in Wrexham, North Wales.
2 Grosvenor Road, originally Brynhyfryd, is a Grade II listed building on Regent Street and Grosvenor Road, in Wrexham, North Wales.
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance; Grade II structures are those considered to be "buildings of special interest which justify every effort being made to preserve them". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or fittings. In Wales, the authority for listing under the Planning Act 1990 rests with Cadw.
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance; Grade II structures are those considered to be "buildings of special interest which justify every effort being made to preserve them". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or fittings. In Wales, the authority for listing under the Planning Act 1990 rests with Cadw.
Chester Street is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It was once a main north–south road on the edge of the centre of Wrexham. The street has several listed buildings, as well as Wrexham's civic centre containing various council, memorial and leisure buildings, Coleg Cambria's Yale campus, Tŷ Pawb and various historical buildings now demolished.
Salisbury Park is a conservation area in Wrexham, North Wales. Located to the south of Wrexham city centre, it is centred on Salisbury Road and Chapel Street, as well as other adjacent streets. It contains multiple listed buildings.
Fairy Road is a road and conservation area in Wrexham, North Wales. The conservation has five Grade II listed buildings and one scheduled monument, the Fairy Oak Round Barrow.
Grosvenor Road is a road and conservation area in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. The conservation area spans the road itself and adjacent streets, particularly all of Grove Road.
College Street is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It contains the Grade II listed Cambrian Vaults and The Commercial Public House, as well as the historic home of Wrexham's first brewery.
Temple Row is an historic street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It goes along the border of the churchyard of St Giles' Church. The street contains the listed No. 6 and part of the listed churchgates of St Giles. On St Giles' eastern side, it is parallel with Yorke Street where it was bounded by residences which were demolished in 1967.
Church Street is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. The street leads to St Giles' Church, and contains the Grade II listed Nos. 3–4 and the Grade II* listed Nos. 7–10, as well as the church gates of St Giles'. These gates form the entrance to the church's grounds, as well as a junction with Temple Row.
