Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Preswylfa
Mold, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1987
- Community
- Mold
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.16366, -3.15052
- Cadw reference
- 370
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
Situated in its own grounds near the junction with Ruthin Road
History
Building housed the Alun School from 1886 to 1902. It is now the Clwyd Health Authority's Area Headquarters. Modern ranges added to W of former stables.
Exterior
Mid C19 Gothic, 2 storey and cellar small country house; ashlar with plinth. S and W sides colour-washed. Splayed bay to entrance front another on N side with adjoining single storey rectangular bay. Hipped double pile slate roof with gables at rear, modern additions in valley. Truncated chimneys. Cornices carry crenellated parapets, mainly later except on bays which also have finials. Cross windows with returned labels to N side except over rectangular bay. Small paned sashes elsewhere. Front porch formerly extended to left. Columns with moulded capitals re-sited, cornice with fleuron motif. Painted half glazed door with etched Gothic tracery. Similar door (to former balcony?) over. Returned labels, moulded spandrels. Former doorways to left of porch.
Nearby in the register
- Gates, Gatepiers, Railings, Piers & Dwarf Walls around the perimeter of Bethesda WP ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bethesda Welsh Presbyterian Chapel and SchoolroomReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- BBC Radio ClwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pedestal & Bronze Statue of Daniel OwenCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.