Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Gates & Forecourt Wall at Nequis Hall
Nercwys, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nerquis Hall Estate, Nercwys, Flintshire, designated on 6 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 November 1962
- Locality
- Nerquis Hall Estate
- Community
- Nercwys
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13216, -3.13696
- Cadw reference
- 313
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
Located at the bottom of a walled and tree-lined drive, to the NW of the House.
Exterior
Late C18 tripartite decorative iron gates, the central carriage entrance flanked by pedestrian gates. Scrolled ends and fleurs-de-lis motifs in 2 tiers, with lozenge iron-work below and segmental hoops above. Square iron gate-piers with pierced geometric decoration, moulded bases and cornices, and open-work capping with ball finials. Flanking sections of ashlar walling, each with 2 large panels, plain plinth and moulded cornice. These form a concave sweep and terminate in square piers with ball finials. To the L the wall height drops in a curve to continue as a stone-capped dwarf perimeter wall around the forecourt to the N, and terminating at the S gate tower which it adjoins. Here a stone stile, flanked by ball finials and giving stepped access down to the gateway.
Reason for designation
A fine set of gates and gate-piers, probably contemporary with John Giffard's additions of the 1790s.
Group value with Nerquis Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Adjoining Garden Wall at Nerquis Hall EstateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nerquis HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Adjoining Garden Wall at Nequis Hall EstateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ground Floor of Former E WingDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.