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Carriage house at Voelas

A Grade II Listed Building in Pentrefoelas, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0485 / 53°2'54"N

Longitude: -3.716 / 3°42'57"W

OS Eastings: 285064

OS Northings: 351511

OS Grid: SH850515

Mapcode National: GBR 67.CXG1

Mapcode Global: WH66B.WMNT

Plus Code: 9C5R27XM+9H

Entry Name: Carriage house at Voelas

Listing Date: 19 October 1998

Last Amended: 19 October 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20607

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300020607

Location: The carriage house forms the S side of the service courtyard, E of the house, and backs on to the walled garden.

County: Conwy

Town: Pentrefoelas

Community: Pentrefoelas

Community: Pentrefoelas

Locality: Voelas

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

The carriage house was probably built in the mid C19 as part of the range around the service yard of the earlier house, built 1856-1858 for Charles Wynn-Finch at Voelas.

Exterior

Built of rubble, with a slate roof and end gable stacks. One tall lower floor and attics over. The courtyard elevation has large C20 sliding doors to the former carriage houses, and 6-paned windows over. One side door. To the rear, three large offsetting buttresses. The building extends to the E by a further hip-roofed service building.

Reasons for Listing

Included as providing enclosure to the walled garden on the N side, and of group value with adjoining buildings and the garden at Voelas.

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  • II Summer House at Voelas
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  • II* Voelas
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  • II Garden walls, terraces, potting shed and peach house at Voelas
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  • II Pont Rhyd-y-Dyfrgi
    Spanning the Afon Conwy at the SE border of the community immediately N of the A5 and carrying the metalled drive to Voelas.
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