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The Kennels

A Grade II Listed Building in Chirk, Wrexham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9451 / 52°56'42"N

Longitude: -3.0961 / 3°5'45"W

OS Eastings: 326444

OS Northings: 339192

OS Grid: SJ264391

Mapcode National: GBR 71.LJFT

Mapcode Global: WH78C.D7XL

Plus Code: 9C4RWWW3+2H

Entry Name: The Kennels

Listing Date: 29 July 1998

Last Amended: 29 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20265

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300020265

Location: The Kennels stand back from the Kennels Cottage, off the road bounding the Chirk Castle Estate on the NE side.

County: Wrexham

Town: Wrexham

Community: Chirk (Y Waun)

Community: Chirk

Locality: Ty'n-y-groes

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

The building to which the kennels is attached is of the C17 or early C18, and was probably a barn or farm building for a house on this site, later adapted to be the Kennels for Chirk Castle.

Exterior

The building is L-plan, partly built of stone, with an upper stage of timber framing infilled with colourwashed brick. Slated roofs. The gable facing the cottage has a later wide opening and window, and a 3-ledge dovecote in the stone gable end with approximately 18 nestboxes. The framing at the rear, and of the E arm of the L-plan, is square panelled, with decorative cross bracing in the E gable end. Tie, queen strut and collar truss. Attached at the E side are the kennels, C19, of brick, with corrugated roofs, and 4 openings for the dogs to the front opening into wire pens.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an interesting example of the combined use of timber framing and stone, characteristic of the late C17 and C18, and as a substantial vernacular farmbuilding, together with a well-preserved range of mid C19 estate kennels.

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  • II Cottage at The Kennels
    The group of buildings known as The Kennels stand on the NE side of the road bounding the NE side of Chirk Castle park.
  • II Wern Tower
    The farm is located on the N side of a lane which leads from Chirk Castle to Pontfadog, high above and to the N of the Ceiriog Valley.
  • II Farm Ranges at Wern Tower
    The ranges form 3 sides of the farmyard, which is open to the E side. The E end of the N range joins the rear elevation of the farmhouse, whilst the S range fronts the road.
  • II Nos 1 and 2 Home Farm Cottages
    Home Farm Cottages are a pair of estate cottages, lying ENE of Home Farm and facing E over the former pool.
  • II Johnston's Cottage and Farm Buildings of Home Farm
    Home farm stands in Chirk Castle park, approximately 170m NW of the castle, from which it is largely hidden by the configuration of the ground.
  • II Squash Court at Chirk Castle
    Situated 200m to the south of Chirk Castle Home Farm
  • II New Hall
    The building stands in a moated site, E of New Hall Gate. It is reached by a farm lane off the road from New Hall Gate to Whitehurst.
  • II New Hall Gate to Chirk Park: the N Lodge
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