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Halfway House

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1297 / 53°7'46"N

Longitude: -3.2644 / 3°15'51"W

OS Eastings: 315493

OS Northings: 359919

OS Grid: SJ154599

Mapcode National: GBR 6T.6ZF9

Mapcode Global: WH779.TLPK

Plus Code: 9C5R4PHP+V6

Entry Name: Halfway House

Listing Date: 19 July 1966

Last Amended: 24 June 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 743

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300000743

Location: On a commanding site high up on the slopes of Foel Fenlli overlooking the Vale of Clwyd, approximately 1.2 Km NE of Llanbedr village; accessed via an unclassified lane running E off the A 494 Ruthin-M

County: Denbighshire

Town: Ruthin

Community: Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd

Community: Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd

Locality: Foel Fenlli

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

C18 cottage located on the old road accross Moel Fenlli; C20 additions to the L and rear.

Exterior

C18 single-storey vernacular cottage of rubble construction with thatched roof; roughcast front and whitened rubble rear. Squat rubble chimney to the L, widened by the addition of an adjoining flue, serving a small slated C20 addition flush to the L; modern slate chimney to R gable end. Central entrance via 2 composite rubble steps; C20 boarded door with simple boarded wind porch. C20 three-light wooden leaded casement windows flank the entrance, with projecting tiled sills; similar window to L gable of the addition. Small primary light with plain glazing to rear. A modern rendered extension adjoins to the rear of the addition.

Interior

Three-bay cottage with 2-bay hall space to L and single-bay chamber to R, the former with a crude bressummer to its fireplace.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding altered detail, for its special interest as a good regional example of an C18 vernacular house retaining thatched roof.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Old Church of St Peter
    Strikingly located within a raised and revetted churchyard on the eastern slope of the Vale of Clwyd, approximately 0.5km N of the village centre and 200m SW of Llanbedr hall; accessed via a footpath
  • II* Church of St Peter
    At the junction of the A494 and the B 5429, set within its own walled churchyard.
  • II The Gatehouse
    On the road-side in the centre of the village, opposite the Church of St Peter.
  • II Lloyd Monument at Church of St Peter
    Located in the churchyard, approximately 20m W of the church.
  • II Gatepiers and Gates at Church of St Peter
    Located at the SW entrance to the churchyard.
  • II The Griffin Public House
    Prominently-sited on a bend of the road in the centre of the village group, opposite the church.
  • II Plas Isa
    Set back to the E of the main road at the approach to Llanbedr village. Also called Maenor Plas Isaf.
  • II Dovecote at Old Rectory
    Immediately to north of the Old Rectory which is situated approximately O.5km north-west of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd.

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