Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Holywell County Court
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27202, -3.21980
- Cadw reference
- 431
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
Detached forward to the street.
History
Built in 1855; similar design to that of the Court House at St Asaph (1853)
Exterior
Symmetrical, Italianate Classical, single storey, 5-bay front. Grey masonry in random courses liberally faced with golden freestone dressings including advanced and channelled pilasters flanking each bay; cornice, frieze and plinth, the latter stepped out below outer windows. Low hipped roof with overall leaded parapet and freestone chimney stacks to ends with bracket cornices and swept out bases. Central bay has pediment containing royal arms.
Round-headed openings; sash windows with marginal glazing bars. Venetian window to centre with keystone, pilasters and bracketed sill. Flanking bays have rusticated surrounds to recessed doorways with steps; that to left is blocked by insertion of similar window; 6-panel door to right with plain fanlight. Windows to outer bays have keystones to tall architraves including panelled aprons. Side elevations have paired channelled end pilasters. Taller hipped roof range behind with simpler detail and central stack to the front. Internally the Court Room retains dais over Judges panelled bench.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine mid C19 public building.
Nearby in the register
- Maes-Y-DreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tabernacle English Congregational ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 21Domesticunder 1 mi
- Old Bank HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.