2017

SJ3141 : Belan Place house

taken 7 years ago, near to Ruabon, Wrexham/Wrecsam, Wales

Belan Place house
Belan Place house
The rear of the main house at Belan Place, which attracted a Grade II listing LinkExternal link in 1995. It's believed to be the former dower house of the estate (i.e. built for the use of the widow of the main landowner) and to date from the 18th century. The better view, and front of the house, is the other side to that seen here, but unfortunately the morning light made photographing that rather difficult. It's now a private dwelling, and no longer part of the estate.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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SJ3141, 6 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3102 4199 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.2485N 3:1.7159W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 31039 42016
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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