Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Halkyn Old Hall
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Halkyn, Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 31 January 2002.
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
- 53.23342, -3.19151
- Cadw reference
- 26215
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
In its own grounds approximately 400m NW of the parish church and reached by drive on the S side of the B5123.
History
An C18 house built by the Grosvenor Estate and shown on the 1839 Tithe map. A rear wing was added in the late C19 and is first shown on the 1899 Ordnance Survey, by which time the house had been divided into 2 properties. 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 as a small Georgian country house retaining original character and detail, and for its contribution to the historic character of Halkyn.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Halkyn Old HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Folly W of The Old HallGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- The Old HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.