Dinorben Lodge, Abergele, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2585 / 53°15'30"N

Longitude: -3.5451 / 3°32'42"W

OS Eastings: 297024

OS Northings: 374614

OS Grid: SH970746

Mapcode National: GBR 3ZPR.9M

Mapcode Global: WH65G.JC29

Plus Code: 9C5R7F53+CX

Entry Name: Dinorben Lodge

Listing Date: 5 August 1997

Last Amended: 5 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18685

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300018685

Location: The lodge is set on the S side of the W entrance to Kinmel Park, approximately 1300m S of the village of St George.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Abergele

Locality: Dinorben

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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History

The lodge was built for H R Hughes in 1858.

Exterior

Built of polygonal limestone, with oolite dressings and slate roofs. Single storey, 'Z'-plan, comprising a forward gabled wing on the left (E) facing the drive, having a canted and hipped bay window, and an adjoining gabled porch. Boarded and nailed door in a chamfered reveal, with label over, stepping over a recessed panel with the carved cursive monogram of HRH on a shield. Mullioned and transomed timber windows, probably of the early C20. Carved openwork bargeboards with terminal spikes. The left bay has a part-external gable stack, carrying a stone panel with the date, and a rear gabled service wing.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good Victorian park lodge, of special interest as one of the variety of styles of such lodges employed early on on the Kinmel Estate.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Barn at Dinorben Hall
The barn occupies the W side of the farmyard, which lies to the SW of the Hall.
II* Dinorben Hall
The farmhouse stands on high land, approximately 150m W of the minor road running S from the village of St George.
II Gates and Gate Piers at the W end of the Broad Walk
The Broad Walk is a landscape feature within the upper part of the gardens, S of Kinmel. The Walk extends in a straight line between the E and W gate of the garden boundary wall.
II Gazebo and Summer House in Venetian Garden at Kinmel, including attached steps
The formal sunken garden lies to the W of the main state rooms of Kinmel. The gazebo and summerhouse form the SW corner of the walled area.
II Columns in the quadrants of the Venetian Garden at Kinmel
The W Venetian garden is laid out geometrically, with a central pond, clipped yew trees, and features in the four quadrants.
II Walls and Gate Piers to the Venetian Garden at Kinmel, with 3 sets of steps
The formal sunken Venetian Garden lies in front of the rear, W elevation of Kinmel.
II Fountain in Venetian Garden at Kinmel
The fountain stands at the centre of the Venetian Garden, in front of the W elevation of Kinmel.
II Primary Barn at Faerdre
Located 20m to the E of Faerdre, facing a farmyard.

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Dinorben Lodge

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergele, Conwy