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1 Orley House

A Grade II Listed Building in Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9374 / 52°56'14"N

Longitude: -3.186 / 3°11'9"W

OS Eastings: 320385

OS Northings: 338439

OS Grid: SJ203384

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y.LSPT

Mapcode Global: WH78B.1F3G

Plus Code: 9C4RWRP7+XH

Entry Name: 1 Orley House

Listing Date: 8 July 2003

Last Amended: 8 July 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81284

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300081284

Location: Located on the N side of a narrow unmetalled lane which leads W from the lane which leads up to the church from the village. In a high position on the hillside.

County: Wrexham

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog

Community: Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog

Locality: Glyn Ceiriog

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

1-2 Orley House. Group of 2 cottages.

A pair of semi-detached cottages dated 1870. It is likely that they were built for workers associated with the local quarrying industry, the economic base of the community. The L cottage is said to have been a baker''s at one time. The narrow road in front was formerly the High Street, before the village moved downhill and expanded, c1900.

Two-storey 1-window cottages with side wings in line with main range. Roughcast with slate roofs and yellow brick stacks to ends of main units. Reflected pair with doorways towards centre and windows to outer side. Boarded doors with segmental heads under open gabled wooden porches; 3-light casement windows under segmental heads with chamfered brick sills, containing small-pane iron glazing. Similar 2-light windows with iron glazing aligned to upper storey. To the centre above the doorways, is a small datestone reading "H.A.H. 1870". The rear of the cottages is built steeply into the hillside, with windows similar to front.

Exterior

The cottage has a 2-storey wing, the roof line continuous with the main range, the front slightly set back. Its front has boarded door to L and narrow 6-pane window to R, both with flat heads. Upper storey has 2-light wooden casement to centre.

Interior

Single room to main range with replaced straight staircase in original position to outer rear corner. C20 fireplace to outer wall. The wing was formerly a washroom and service area, with outside toilet further E.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a relatively rare survival of mid-late C19 workers cottages with well-preserved detail.

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