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The Bishops House (Tŷ'r Esgob) [14] was built in 1865 to the designs of local architect J. R. Gummow, and for Thomas Williams, in an Anglo-Italian style. Previously called Plas Tirion, the house was renamed, as it now serves as the residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrexham. The building is located on Sontley Road, near its junction ...
A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single-family duplex dwelling that shares one common wall with its neighbour. The name distinguishes this style of construction from detached houses , with no shared walls, and terraced houses , with a shared wall on both sides.
See more images Dolwen Ceiriog Ucha SJ1443633896 52°53′45″N 3°16′24″W / 52.8956974234°N 3.273351238031°W / 52.8956974234; -3.273351238031 (Dolwen) 20 October 1952 House Located off a lane which runs W from the main crossroads in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, following the River Ceiriog. The house is in a fine position on the N bank of the river with the hills rising ...
In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance; Grade II structures are those considered to be "buildings of special interest which justify every effort being made to preserve them". [1]
In 2011, Pen-y-Lan Hall was the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary presented by hotelier Ruth Watson as part of her Country House Rescue series. [4] It is routinely visited by ghost hunting groups; on one visit in 2012 a recording over six hours of a visit included children's voices, music being played, and footsteps. Howard Hughes ...
Linked house: side-by-side attached houses that appear detached above-ground but are attached at the foundation below-ground; Linked semi-detached: side-by-side attached houses with garages in between them, sharing basement and garage walls; Mews property: an urban stable-block that has often been converted into residential properties.
A duplex house plan has two living units attached to each other, either next to each other as townhouses, condominiums or one above the other like apartments. By contrast, a building comprising two attached units on two distinct properties is typically considered semi-detached or twin homes but is also called a duplex in parts of the ...
A row of terraced houses being demolished in Scunthorpe. Terraced houses began to be perceived as obsolete following World War I and the rise of the suburban semi-detached house. [20] After new legislation for suburban housing was introduced in 1919, Victorian terraces became associated with overcrowding and slums, and were avoided. [21]