Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cart-Shed at Plas Uchaf
Whitford, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Plas Uchaf, Holywell, Whitford, Flintshire, designated on 25 May 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 May 2001
- Locality
- Plas Uchaf
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Whitford
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30331, -3.29287
- Cadw reference
- 25255
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 LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesNational Library of Scotland
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)
- 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
The rear of the building runs alongside the road, whilst the front faces E into the farmyard. The house is on the opposite side of the road to the W.
History
Not marked on a Mostyn estate map of 1742, but shown on the Whitford Tithe map of 1846-9. There was formerly an adjoining range to the N, now surviving as a boundary wall to the road.
Exterior
Four-bay cart-shed with loft over, constructed of rubble stone with brick to front, under an original graded slate roof, and with a crow-stepped gable to S. Wide cart bays with depressed arches and brick piers. Open corrugated lean-to over L arch, the opening partly blocked. Four openings to upper storey symmetrically arranged over arches. The pair to the R are 2-light with shutters; the opening to their L is blocked with brick, beneath which is an infilled rectangular recess. The opening to the far L is 2-light with glazing bars. Shadow of an infilled opening with segmental head to N gable end. External stone staircase to S gable end leading to a planked door under a segmental brick head. The rear has a pair of 2-light loft openings with shutters. Butt joint to R of centre.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Listed as a prominent well-preserved farm-building in an estate context and for group value with Plas Uchaf.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Plas UchafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas UchafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas Uchaf BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Lloyds CrescentDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.