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Borras Head, Holt, Wrexham

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NPRN26813
Map ReferenceSJ35SE
Grid ReferenceSJ3671053250
Unitary (Local) AuthorityWrexham
Old CountyDenbighshire
CommunityHolt
Type Of SiteHOUSE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. 17th century. Alterations and additions. Brick. 3 storey and attic, south wing. Jacobbeam slate roof. Plain fire places.
2. Original entrance, now bricked up with stairs removed, on first floor.
(source Os495card; SJ35SE4)
J.Wiles 27.11.02

3. A mid-late 17th-century house with later additions and alterations. 3 storeys with attics, brown brick and sandstone quoins, slate roof, and gable-end brick stacks. The ground floor has a centrally placed 20th-century door, with symmetrically placed single 3-light windows with cross frames to either side. The first floor is accentuated in a piano nobile manner, framed by sandstone string courses. The central bay has what appears to be a blocked doorway with a moulded sandstone surround, although this may be a design feature. All windows have rough brick segmental arches. To the left is a 2-storey brick extension, with a slate roof and gable end brick stack. To the rear is a 2-storey staircase brick extension with slate catslide roof with segmental archway set back into it. A change in the ground levels means that the ground floor door and window on this elevation are level with the first half landing on the main stairs. Double-pile construction with central hall and rear staircase. Good mid-late 17th-century staircase; a number of exposed heavy chamfered beams with stops; and wide boarded doors with strap hinges and latches.

Source: DE/DOM/SJ35SE, from the Cadw listed buildings database
J. Archer, RCAHMW, 29.11.2004
Resources
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application/pdfCPAT - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust ReportsClwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust Report No 1542 entitled: "Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Energy Facility, land north and west of Borras Hall, Wrexham: Heritage Impact Assessment" prepared by Nigel Jones, 2018.