Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Town Hall
Flint, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Flint, Flintshire, designated on 5 December 1972.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 5 December 1972
- Community
- Flint
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24996, -3.13366
- Cadw reference
- 14891
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At E end of Church Street; near station.
History
Built 1840, by John Welch, architect, with later alterations. Ground floor formerly market. Original design illustrated in H Taylor, Historic Notices of Flint.
Exterior
Brown stone, ashlar to SE and NW ends, squared rubble to sides, slate roof, generally casement windows with diamond panes. Two storeys. Entrance (to SE) has flanking octagonal turrets with loops and 3-centred doorways; stepped gable between turrets (which have 3-centred arched doorways) has pinnacle; broad archway overhangs first floor window of 3 lights (central light higher) which gives onto balcony with iron balustrade; former entrance doorway has deep arch. Lean-to wings have 3-centred arched doorways/windows and corner octagonal buttresses; square-headed window to first floor returns (3-centred to ground floor). SW and NE elevations have 2 gables; on ground floors, four 3-centre arched windows or doors. On first floor (railway side) arched window to L, and two windows to R (small attic window above); first floor (town side) has 4 square-headed windows, and small attic window). NW elevation similar to main entrance but with turrets framing attic window (hoodmould), triple first floor window over ground floor arch. Beyond turrets, to each side, 3-centred arched window, small turrets to ends.
Interior
Ground floor modernised. First floor retains council chamber with hammer beam roof. Ceiling of Mayor’s parlour has heraldry of Tribes of Wales.
Reason for designation
Included as striking example of building type.
Nearby in the register
- Flint Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Railway Goods ShedTransportunder 1 mi
- 34Domesticunder 1 mi
- Unit 2No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.