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Latitude: 52.9649 / 52°57'53"N
Longitude: -3.0899 / 3°5'23"W
OS Eastings: 326893
OS Northings: 341390
OS Grid: SJ268413
Mapcode National: GBR 71.KCXT
Mapcode Global: WH785.HQVX
Plus Code: 9C4RXW76+W2
Entry Name: Stables at Argoed Hall
Listing Date: 7 February 1992
Last Amended: 11 June 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1349
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300001349
Location: Immediately to N of Argoed Hall which is set in its own wooded grounds high above a bend in the River Dee and to the N of A5. Reached along short drive.
County: Wrexham
Town: Llangollen
Community: Llangollen Rural (Llangollen Wledig)
Community: Llangollen Rural
Locality: Froncysyllte
Built-Up Area: Froncysyllte
Traditional County: Denbighshire
Tagged with: Stable
Probably early C20; shown on 2nd edition OS map surveyed in 1909-10. Built for German-born R F Graesser (1844-1911), founder of the Wrexham Larger Brewery as well as the works that became Monsanto. Later converted to garage.
Mannerist, purpose-built, stables of an unusually architectural kind. Single-storey, U-plan building, with tall symmetrical front, constructed in brightly coloured brick; slate roof. The projecting wings have distinctive facades with semicircular pediments and circular windows; these are linked across the centre by the screen wall, with balustraded parapet, that closes the small courtyard. The stepped-up pediments have ball finials to the top and over the flanking swagged pilasters that stop short of the overall cornice which is swept up over the small-pane circular windows; the latter have broad terracotta surrounds with keystones and aprons. Voussoirs to central segmental carriage arch. Courtyard (formerly covered) has glazed brickwork to lower part of wall and a similar band above. NW corner has a stock brick water tower, square to base and polygonal above with Venetian type windows to alternate sides; terracotta hoodmoulds, aprons and dentil cornices; weathervane to top.
Stables have coved ceiling and blue, cream and brown glazed tiling to walls. Retains 3 fine stalls with ornate ironwork stanchions and acorn finials; manufactured by John Davies, Sanitary Engineer, Ty Coch, Llangollen.
2-bay Saddle Room with arched truss and pitch pine fittings; tiled floor.
Listed as a fine example of a Late-Victorian/Edwardian stable building and for its group value with Argoed Hall.
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