Ty'n-y-pistyll Villa, Llantysilio, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0002 / 53°0'0"N

Longitude: -3.1939 / 3°11'38"W

OS Eastings: 319970

OS Northings: 345426

OS Grid: SJ199454

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.H4MV

Mapcode Global: WH77X.XV7D

Plus Code: 9C5R2R24+3C

Entry Name: Ty'n-y-pistyll Villa

Listing Date: 22 April 1998

Last Amended: 22 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19701

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300019701

Location: The house stands prominently on a steep bank above the Britannia Inn.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llantysilio

Locality: Valle Crucis

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Built in the late C18 or early C19, allegedly for a quarry owner.

Exterior

Built of whitewashed stone rubble, with a hipped slate roof. Two storeys, double-pile plan, having a 3-bay front facing S, with central panelled door and 12-paned sash windows each side, and similar 9-paned sashes above. All openings have painted wedge lintels and sills. The house is extended by one bay to the E, with similar windows, but with a lean-to roof behind a stepped parapet. Windows have been renewed to a similar pattern and the chimneys rebuilt in brick.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good example of a Georgian house in a prominent position.

External Links

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Ty'n-y-pistyll Villa

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantysilio, Denbighshire