Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas Captain Farmhouse
Whitford, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 June 1962
- Locality
- Llyn Helyg
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Whitford
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28985, -3.33545
- Cadw reference
- 333
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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
Located on the N side of a narrow lane which runs L off the A5151 to the N of Llyn Helyg.
History
C17 with alterations and additions. Residence of Captain Edward Morgan, cavalier, who was shot during the Civil Wars. His grave is said to be in Llyn Helyg woods.
Exterior
Large vernacular farmhouse, roughcast over stone under a slate roof with stepped gables. Long 2-storey range with shorter parallel rear range and small range at right angles to rear. Large stepped lateral stack to front, stone stacks to L end and L of centre. The openings have segmental heads with rendered surrounds and contain multi-pane horizontal-sliding sashes. The front lateral stack is offset to the R, with the entrance to its L containing a C20 wooden door, with a tiny light to its R. Further L is a pair of 3-light windows with a 3rd to the L end. Three windows to upper storey, 2-light to L and centre, and a very narrow sliding sash to the R. No openings to R of stack. The E end is 2-gable, stepped with end stacks. Window to centre, between gables, and doorway below with flat head. The parallel rear range is short, the L gable also stepped and with a rendered end stack. It is 3-window to the lower storey, and 2-window above. All the windows are renewed 3-light multi-pane wooden casements. Small lean-to against W end of rear range with flat-headed planked door to S and window to W end. The main range has a 2-light casement to the lower storey with two 3-light casements above. Small single-storey range at right angles with end stack, probably a service unit originally, and with a shallow lean-to against the S gable end. The W gable end of the house has a C20 multi-pane window with top opening light to the gable and 2 below. The W side of the single-storey range has a garage door and a planked door to its L.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection, but the house is said to contain substantial stop-chamfered beams and a post and panel partition.
Reason for designation
Listed for its architectural interest as a fine example of this vernacular house-type, retaining its character and external detail.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Buildings at Plas CaptainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tre Abbot Fawr FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glol CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Offa's Dyke: Section North West of Tre Abbot-FawrLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.