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Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 19 August 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27379, -3.22207
- Cadw reference
- 437
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 96 Liverpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Midway along stepped up from adjoining properties to left; The Mews to right.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map) with late C19 enlargement and subsequent reglazing.
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window stucco front with quoins; slate roof with red brick chimney stack and boarded eaves. Tall 2nd floor windows and splayed oriels to 1st floor; modern casement glazing (formerly small-pane). London House name-board to 2nd floor. Victorian style shopfront with tall fascia end brackets and round-headed lights to shop windows; shopfront once continued across No 27 - see old photographs. Scribed render right hand side with plinth; formerly had rounded corner. Steps down beyond with lean-to at rear; left hand cross range continues back further, modern glazing except for square bay on ground floor with dentil cornice and rounded jambs.
The lane to The Mews was formerly gated; scrolled timber gate posts remain.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Nos 25 to 27 and as a prominent building on High Street (NE side).
Nearby in the register
- 27Commercialunder 1 mi
- 25Commercialunder 1 mi
- 23Commercialunder 1 mi
- 3 (The Apple Tree)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.