Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Gyrn Arms
Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanasa, Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 30 April 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2001
- Locality
- Llanasa
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Llanasa
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32185, -3.34209
- Cadw reference
- 25091
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1896 · 96 Liverpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately SE of the churchyard and facing N to a short private drive.
History
Built in 1675 (date on building) but substantially remodelled in the C19 when it was a public house and a part of the Gyrn Castle Estate. On the rear, uphill side, a lodge at the entrance to Gyrn Castle was incorporated into the building in the early C19 and is shown on the 1839 Tithe map. The cart house and stable attached to the original house, forming an L-shaped rear wing and providing additional accommodation in the upper storey, were added in the third quarter of the C19 and are shown on the 1871 Ordnance Survey. By this time the original house had become a public house. The lodge was originally probably similar to South Lodge at the opposite entrance to Gyrn Castle but was altered in the late C19 by adding a wing and inserting new windows with yellow-brick dressings. The windows to Old Gyrn Arms are also mainly of this date.
Interior
The main doorway opens into an entrance hall with C19 stairs to the rear. The room on the L side retains a single cross beam.
Reason for designation
Listed as a village house of C17 origin, retaining a fine doorway of this period, with simple C19 external character contributing to the historic character of Llanasa.
Nearby in the register
- West LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tomb of William of Gwespyr in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and KentigernReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Llanasa Village HallEducationunder 1 mi
- Tomb of Hugo ap Robert in the churchyard of the Church of SS Asaph and KentigernReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.