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Southcroft including North Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Asaph (Llanelwy), Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2531 / 53°15'11"N

Longitude: -3.4652 / 3°27'54"W

OS Eastings: 302341

OS Northings: 373904

OS Grid: SJ023739

Mapcode National: GBR 4Z7T.LK

Mapcode Global: WH65H.RH2F

Plus Code: 9C5R7G3M+7W

Entry Name: Southcroft including North Cottage

Listing Date: 24 September 1951

Last Amended: 24 November 1987

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1442

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001442

Location: Approximately 1 mile W of the city. Set back from the road behind low brick wall with gate piers; one with finial. Adjoins Staverton to left, formerly part of The Cottage and said to have been a coa

County: Denbighshire

Community: St. Asaph (Llanelwy)

Community: St. Asaph

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Later C18 with later alterations.

Exterior

Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-window whitewashed brick front with advanced and gabled central bay with flush bargeboards. Green slate roof with end brick chimney stacks; lions heads to guttering. 16-pane nearly flush sash windows to 1st floor, blind segmental head to centre (possibly once with fanlight); modern casements below. Richly carved brackets to broad hood over recessed half glazed door entrance. The former North Cottage (now incorporated into the property) extends forward to the right with brick front; roof hipped at left end. Flush frame 9-pane sash window over recessed half- glazed door; modern French Windows to right.

Main right gable end with flat parapet linking the twin gable ends of the parallel ranges; splayed 2-storey bay window to right with small pane sash glazing and tripartite sash window to left with fine traceried fanlight of Adamesque style (reused). Symmetrical 2- storey, 3 window brich rear to southcroft with raised gable to central advanced bay and splayed oriel over entrance, small pane sash windows. Blank N wall to North Cottage.

Interior

The interior retains a specially fine drawing room set longitudinally to rear of main entrance; Adamesque cornice, ceiling rose and foliage border, panelled dado; segmented arch with pilasters opens into bay, similar arches to either side of fireplace, infilled to right. Kitchens stepped down to rear with pointed arched openings. One window pane to front inscribed Hughes 1814. Tall main room to right retains fluted cornice, dado and picture rails and panelled reveals. Dining room retains chamfered beams. The right hand entrance hall retains staircase that has been reversed.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Staverton
    Approximately 1 mile W of the city; set back from road behind low brick wall with gate piers. Stepped back from Southcroft to right; formerly part of The Cottage and said to have been a coaching inn
  • II Former Coach House, Stables & Outbuildings to Staverton & Southcroft
    Approximately 1 mile W of the city, at right angles to the road with drive to E. Formerly part of The Cottage and said to have been a coaching inn on the Holyhead to Chester Road.
  • II Rose Hill House
    Elevated corner site with wide views over the city to E; now divided into two properties.
  • II April Cottage
    St. Asaph
  • II Plas yn Roe
    On the corner at splayed angle of road, with forecourt. the two properties are divided by a rendered brick wall.
  • II The Hendre
    On the corner at splayed angle of road, with forecourt. the two properties are divided by a rendered brick wall.
  • II The Old Deanery
    Immediately to the W of St Asaph Bridge, formerly in its own grounds with terraced gardens on E side.
  • II Gatepiers & Gate at the Old Deanery
    St. Asaph

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