Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Fullbrook Villas
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2002
- Locality
- Halkyn
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.23152, -3.18020
- Cadw reference
- 26209
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 400m E of the parish church set back from a minor road E of the Britannia Inn. No 2 is on the E side of the pair.
History
Early C20 houses built by the Grosvenor Estate and first shown on the Ordnance Survey of 1912. The Grosvenor family owned an extensive estate and mineral rights in the Halkyn area. Halkyn Castle was built for the second Earl Grosvenor in 1824-7 and was used as an occasional residence. The Earl was later made Duke of Westminster.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its contribution to the historic character of the Grosvenor Estate buildings in Halkyn village, demonstrating the neo-vernacular style favoured by the estate in the early C20, and for its contrast in size and style with earlier and humbler estate cottages.
Nearby in the register
- 1 Fullbrook VillasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Britannia InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lygan y Llan Farmhouse including Forecourt Walls and RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- RosemountDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.