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Tudor Court
Tudor Court
Native name; Llannerch Panna (Welsh)
Location	Penley, Wrexham, Wales
Coordinates	52°56′52″N 2°52′40″W / 52.9478°N 2.8778°W
Built	1878–79
Built for	Hon. George T. Kenyon
Architect	John Douglas

Tudor Court is a house 0.5 miles (1 km) south of the village of Penley, Wrexham, Wales. It was originally called Llannerch Panna.^[1]

History

The house was built in 1878–79 for Hon. George T. Kenyon, the younger son of the 3rd Baron Kenyon. It was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.^[1] A kitchen wing was added in the 20th century.^[2]

Architecture

It is entirely half-timbered on a plinth of Ruabon red brick.^[1] The bricks for the chimneys and the roof tiles are also from Ruabon. The house is in two storeys and consists of a hall with cross wings, and a two-storeyed porch in the angle of one of the wings. Internally there is a gallery encircling the hall.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.
^ ^a ^b Hubbard, Edward (1986). The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd. London: Penguin. p. 416. ISBN 0-14-071052-3.