Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhual Grange (including walled garden)
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhual, Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn, Flintshire, designated on 14 June 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 June 1995
- Locality
- Rhual
- Community
- Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17619, -3.16266
- Cadw reference
- 16142
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated at the end of a drive which runs NW off the Mold/ Gwernaffield by-road.
History
Also known as Rhaul Isaf, said to be the Rhual Dower House, the building dates from the early C19 but irregularities of the plan suggest it may have earlier origins.
Exterior
Render, slate roof, painted brick chimneys. 2 storeys. Principal elevation has central entrance with ornate fanlight and C20 door. To the left a polygonal bay window with multipaned sashes, to the right a 16-pane sash window. Upper floor has 2 16-pane sash windows flanking a central 12-pane window. To the right a further 1-bay single-depth range has one 16-pane sash window per floor. Rear elevation has irregularly set windows of differing sizes, some late C20 replacements.
Rectangular walled garden of randon stone rubble, on a steep slope to the rear and left of the house.
Interior
Early C19 doors in simple architraves, early C19 stair with open string and curving banister. Some alterations to rear rooms, stone steps lead down to a brick barrel-vaulted cellar.
Reason for designation
Listed as an example of an early C19 house and for historical associations with Rhual.
Nearby in the register
- Rhual-Isaf Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Cruck Barn at RhualAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Stable Block at RhualDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cowshed Range at RhualAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.