Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fountain and associated rockwork at Talacre Abbey
Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2001
- Locality
- Talacre
- Community
- Llanasa
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.33955, -3.34696
- Cadw reference
- 25104
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the W side of the house.
History
Talacre Abbey was built 1824-9 by Thomas Jones, architect, for Sir Edward Mostyn, on the site of an earlier house. The fountain was added in the third quarter of the C19 and is shown on the 1871 Ordnance Survey. The rockwork behind was probably added in the final quarter of the C19, and is similar in its construction to 2 surviving garden seats and the grotto SE of the house.
Exterior
A freestone octagonal fountain standing in the centre of an octagonal pond bounded by a moulded stone kerb with saddleback coping. The fountain has a moulded base and corbelled bowl, from the centre of which the fountain head rises. The fountain head has elongated diamond panels in relief and a moulded cap.
Behind is rockwork of rubble stone and render incorporating many niches for plants.
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral component of the gardens at Talacre Abbey and for its contribution to the setting of the house.
Nearby in the register
- Walls enclosing service yard at Talacre Abbey, with steps to gardenGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Terrace on N side of Talacre AbbeyGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Talacre AbbeyReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Garden steps on N side of Talacre AbbeyGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.