| Croesnewydd Hall | |
|---|---|
 Pathway to the hall | |
| General information | |
| Type | Country house Offices |
| Location | Wrexham Technology Park, Offa, Wrexham, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°02′54″N 3°00′51″W / 53.0484°N 3.01417°W |
| Current tenants | The Atrium Cafe Offices |
| Opened | 1696 |
| Renovated | c. 1985 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Peter Ellice (possibly) |
| Other information | |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Croesnewydd Hall |
| Designated | 9 June 1952; Amended 31 January 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1806[1] |
Croesnewydd Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Wrexham Technology Park, in the west of Wrexham, North Wales.
It was built in 1696 as a small mansion, with a farmhouse, possibly to the designs of Peter Ellice. It was purchased and renovated in the 1980s by Clwyd County Council into offices as part of the technology park to develop hi-tech services to assist the neighbouring medical institutions, such as Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
The brick building also houses a cafe in the adjoining glazed atrium.
Description and history
Croesnewydd Hall is located in Wrexham Technology Park, within Offa, Wrexham. It serves as the centre-piece of the technology park.[1][2] It is located next to Wrexham Maelor Hospital and other medical institutions such as a nerve centre.[3]
It was built in 1696 as a small mansion and a farmhouse,[1][2] replacing an earlier building. It was possibly designed by Peter Ellice, and was the second building built on the site.[4] In c. 1985, it was extensively restored and extended. It was converted into offices,[1][2] although also described as a "medical technology and business development centre" by Clwyd County Council, who had purchased the building, to develop a hi-tech sector assisting the neighbouring medical institutions.[5]
In 2016, a private medical practice located in the building and run by Grosvenor Medical, introduced 3D/4D pregnancy scanning.[6] The School of Medical and Health Sciences of Bangor University is also connected to the building.[7]
The Servery is attached to the hall, and has catering facilities, such as a kitchen. It is situated within a fully glazed atrium, which links the main parts of the hall with the NHS Medical Institute.[3] In 2019, a cafe known as "The Atrium Cafe" was established in this part of the building.[8]
The building's exterior is made of brick, with some stone dressings which include plinth and angle quoins. It is two-storeys, with a hipped slate roof, and internally has attics and a cellar (its attic could be classed as a third storey[2]). The hall is arranged in a shallow U-plan, with its entrance facing the west, while its wings enclose a small courtyard to its east. There are symmetrical entrance fronts of five bays, while the outer two bays located either side are slightly very advanced, with hipped roofs which continue the main roof-line. The central entrance steps up in a bolection moulded doorcase, with a stressed architrave window located above the door. It has sash windows (possibly since its construction), with flat arched stone heads that have decorative keyblocks. In the basement, there are stone mullioned windows, while there are two hipped dormer windows on its roof. The return and rear elevations of the building have mainly mullioned and transomed windows, with sash windows being only on the return of the front rooms. It has side entrances, providing access to hallways located at a foot of a staircase to both sides of the building's interior. The stairs have intermediate height mullioned and transomed windows.[1][2]
The building is an early example of a brick building in "this part of North Wales".[4]
The building's entrance hall covers a central range, and either side there are principal rooms. The building's southern room has bolection moulded panelling, with dado, main panels and a cornice, on its walls, while its ceiling is of ribbed plaster with two lozenge panels, divided by a central beam. Dado panelling is also present in the room above, while panelling with unmoulded rails is in one of the upper rear rooms. The plan's symmetry has two dogleg staircases situated either side to the angle of the main range and rear wings, with the staircases rising to the entire building height. The principal stairs to the southern side, has turned balusters and a mounded closed string, with the secondary stairs to the north, having much more simpler details.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cadw (9 June 1952). "Croesnewydd Hall (Grade II*) (1806)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Croesnewydd, Broughton, Wrexham (27085)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Could You Snap Up This Prime Location? - Wrexham Council News". 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- 1 2 Davies, Christopher (2023). A-Z of Wrexham: Places-People-History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445699066.
- ↑ UK Regional Development Programme 1986-90. University of Virginia: Commission of the European Communities - Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1987. 1987. ISBN 9789282571965.
- ↑ "New scanning service in Wrexham aims to reassure mums-to-be". The Leader. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ↑ "Bangor University's Wrexham Campus". Bangor University. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ↑ "The Atrium Cafe - About Us". www.atrium-cafe.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
