Dinbren Hall, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9814 / 52°58'52"N

Longitude: -3.1733 / 3°10'23"W

OS Eastings: 321324

OS Northings: 343313

OS Grid: SJ213433

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y.J9NX

Mapcode Global: WH784.7B58

Plus Code: 9C4RXRJG+GM

Entry Name: Dinbren Hall

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1238

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001238

Location: Prominently sited on the edge of a steep slope to W of Castell Dinas Bran. The house faces S and is reached by a drive from the by-road which runs E from Pentrefellin and N from the town centre.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Locality: Dinbren

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure Country house

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History

Dated 1793. 2-storey Georgian small country house.

Exterior

Stucco elevations with cill bands and plinth; hipped slate roof, broad eaves and brick chimney stacks.
Glazing recently removed. Symmetrical 7-bay front with architraves, lugged to ground floor; formerly sash windows to 1st floor and tall casements below. Central pilasters and pedimented doorcase with dentil cornice, dated 1820. 3-bay side elevation to E with panelled shutters and similar detail. Stepped down and set back to rear are parallel cross ranges creating a U-plan courtyard formerly including inner closed courtyard (see Tithe map); the cross range to the W is earlier in origin and said to retain some timber framing. The E cross range has tripartite windows to the outer face and a deep porch with timber arcading to side. Thermal basement windows. The date of 1793 is to centre of the rear of the main range by the tall stairwell window.

Interior

Old photographs of the interior show understated Georgian detailing.

In poor condition at time of inspection (February 1989).

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cottage attached to Caledfryn
To N of Dinbren Hall near the boundry of the Community Council area. Set in the slope.
II Caledfryn
To N of Dinbren Hall near the boundry of the Community Council area. Set in the slope.
II Fron Deg
Approximately 1km N of the town centre. Above the road close to the junction with Tower Road and the modern road bridge over the Llangollen Canal.
II Sycamore
Approximately 1km NW of the town centre. Below the road with rear elevation overlooking the railway. On steeply sloping ground close to modern road bridge over the Llangollen Canal.
II The Tower
Above the road on a bend in the hill. A prominent building when looking E from The Geraint. Said to have been a watchtower for Castle Dinas Bran; also sometime school.
II Pentrefelin Bridge, Llangollen Canal Bridge No 48
The bridge spans the Llangollen Canal N of Llangollen and immediately E of Pentrefelin, at the foot of the Horseshoe Pass, carrying the road to the Pentrefelin works which are immediately to W.
II Penddol
Below the E bank of the Llangollen Canal and to N of the Eisteddfod ground. Reached off Abbey Road and over Canal bridge No 46.
II Canal Bridge (no.46 at Penddol)
Immediately to S Penddol and N of the Eisteddfod ground. Spanning the Llangollen Canal and reached off Abbey Road.

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Dinbren Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire