Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
5 Red Houses
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwysaney, Holywell, Halkyn, Flintshire, designated on 31 January 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2002
- Locality
- Gwysaney
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17892, -3.15399
- Cadw reference
- 26182
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
Set back on the N side of the junction between the A 541 and Blackbrook Road.
History
Built in 1911 (date on building) for Philip Tatton Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, and on the site of an earlier row of estate houses shown on the 1870 Ordnance Survey as Tai-cochion.
Gwysaney was built in 1603 but the historic character of the estate is derived principally from its redevelopment and enlargement after Philip Davies-Cooke inherited Gwysaney in 1821.
Reason for designation
Listed as well-detailed early C20 estate houses retaining strong original character, providing a contrast with the size and scale of earlier estate houses, and for their contribution to the historic character of the Gwysaney Estate.
Nearby in the register
- 4 Red HousesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Red HousesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Red HousesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Red HousesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.