Highcroft, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9688 / 52°58'7"N

Longitude: -3.1568 / 3°9'24"W

OS Eastings: 322405

OS Northings: 341893

OS Grid: SJ224418

Mapcode National: GBR 6Z.K1NV

Mapcode Global: WH784.GMZY

Plus Code: 9C4RXR9V+G7

Entry Name: Highcroft

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1266

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001266

Location: High above the road, facing N over the Dee valley. On a levelled site with railed terrace to N.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Locality: Pen-y-coed

Built-Up Area: Llangollen

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

ca 1850 (not shown on 1844 Tithe map); late Georgian style.

Exterior

2-storey with rendered elevations and hipped slate roof with boarded eaves and stock brick chimney stacks. 3-window front with rusticated quoins and plinth; stone lintels and cornices to ground floor windows; central blind roundel. 12-pane sashes to 1st floor and tripartite small pane sashes below. Panelled double doors to centre with side and over-lights. 2-window right hand side with similar detail; 12 and 16-pane sashes and small pane French window to right. 3-storey left hand side again with similar detail; camber headed windows to lower floor. 2 window cross range projects at rear with hooded doorway. Similar detail to rear with twin gables and attached rubble outhouse and greenhouse; red brick lean-to at centre.

Interior

Contemporary fireplace and doors retained inside. Staircase has 'S' shaped tread ends and turned newel.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Pen-y-Bedw and Pen-y-Bedw Cottage, Croes-y-Beddau and Llwyn Aeron.

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II Birch Villa
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II Pen-y-Bedw
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II Pen-y-Bedw Cottage
Set back at an angle to the road near the Y-junction at the top of the hill.
II Llwyn Aeron
Facing across the Y junction of Birch Hill, Maesmawr Road and Tyn-Dwr road. Above the road with contemporary railed front garden with panelled gate piers.
II Croes-y-Beddau
At the Y junction at the top of the hill; Tyn-dwr Road to right and Maesmawr Road to left.
II Armstrong Towers
Set in the slope forward to the street.
II The Hollies Cottage
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II Cerrig
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Highcroft

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire