Bodidris is a Grade II* listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 April 1952. House.
Bodidris
- WRENN ID
- heavy-gable-onyx
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1952
- Type
- House
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tower lies to the S and is of three storeys; the C17 range adjoins to the N and is of two-storeys plus attic. Three big lateral stone stacks with star shaped chimneys project at the back of the house. Constructed of rubble stone with sandstone dressings; slate roof. The tower block faces S, dominated by a gabled wing which projects slightly to right. Two storeys plus attic. Crest of gable decorated by heraldic finial in form of bear with staff, stone gable coping with shaped kneelers. C19 restored ovolo-moulded 4-light mullion and transom windows: dripmoulds have returns. To the left of gable, a big projecting stack has raking offsets and star-shaped chimneys, beyond it ground-floor left is a 3-light mullion and small barred window. To right is a single storey extension with low gabled roof; C20 porch with simple pediment and pointed-arched doorway, and a three-light mullion window. The adjoining wall incorporates late C16 pointed arched doorway with moulded jambs, the former entrance to the demolished N wing. Another gabled wing projects on W side of tower, again with heraldic finial. Carved grotesques project from the upper angles of the tower. Ovolo shaped mullion windows: 2-light on top floor, 3-light below and 4-light mullion on ground floor. The N side of tower has, at first floor level, a chimneystack corbelled out with raking offsets and plain cap. Single light window to right. On ground floor: three-light C20 window (left), C17 doorway (right) with cambered stone lintel and a planked door (originally in two halves but now joined). The C17 range faces W and is roughly symmetrical. Two gabled dormers flank centre; these spring above the eaves and have stone copings and decorative heraldic finials. Ovolo mullions, dripmoulds have returns, except below right hand dormer which has straight dripmoulds. Attic floor has one 4-light window in each dormer; first floor has (left to right) one 2-light, three 4-light, and one 3-light windows; ground floor has two 4-light and one 5-light windows. Doorway, ground floor right, has chamfered, Tudor-arched head and C19 door with narrow vertical panels. To rear of house, a 2-storey lean-to has been added, probably in the late C19: 3-light mullion and transom windows with cambered stone voussoired arches.
Opposite entrance, staircase round an enclosed well, flanked by post-and-panel partition (probably ex-situ). To left, ground floor rooms of N wing have stop chamfered and moulded beams, stone flagged floors. Broad fireplace openings, one with dressed stone surround with three-centred arched head and plain chamfered jambs. To right of entrance, ground-floor room has chamfered beams with straight-cut stops; C18 style fireplace with lugged architrave, bolection moulded frieze, enriched overmantel with pediment flanked by foliate scrolls each side. Tower block has very fine heraldic fireplace, with frieze of 5 shields, in upper chamber. Collar-and-tie-beam truss with queen posts.
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