Tudor Court, Penley

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Tudor Court
Native name
Llannerch Panna (Welsh)
Llannerch Panna.jpg
Location Penley, Wrexham, Wales
Coordinates 52°56′52″N2°52′40″W / 52.9478°N 2.8778°W / 52.9478; -2.8778
Built187879
Built for Hon. George T. Kenyon
Architect John Douglas

Tudor Court is a house 0.5 miles (1 km) south of the village of Penley, Wrexham, Wales. It was originally called Llannerch Panna. [1]

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History

The house was built in 187879 for Hon. George T. Kenyon, the younger son of the 3rd Baron Kenyon. It was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. [1] A kitchen wing was added in the 20th century. [2]

Architecture

It is entirely half-timbered on a plinth of Ruabon red brick. [1] The bricks for the chimneys and the roof tiles are also from Ruabon. The house is in two storeys and consists of a hall with cross wings, and a two-storeyed porch in the angle of one of the wings. Internally there is a gallery encircling the hall. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. pp. 107–108. ISBN   0-901657-16-6.
  2. 1 2 Hubbard, Edward (1986). The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd. London: Penguin. p. 416. ISBN   0-14-071052-3.

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