Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
3 (The Apple Tree)
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27368, -3.22184
- Cadw reference
- 438
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
End on to the street, midway along between Caernarvon Square and Bank Court. Once a draper's shop and known as Manchester House
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map),
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window scribed render front with hipped slate roof and moulded eaves board; chimney stack cut down; 12 and 16-pane sash windows. Full width shop with deep moulded cornice and panelled pilaster to right end; central doorway. Shopfront cornice is returned around the left hand corner but the window has been blocked; tripartite small pane sash above. Cobbled passage into Ravens Court, scribed render elevation at first, 3-storey, 2-window red brick section beyond with camber headed and voussoir openings; small-pane sashes and boarded doors, one with 4-pane overlight. Steps down to 2-storeys at rear and includes infilled high and broad former cart entry; beyond is the site of the former Caernarvon Castle PH. Scribed render right hand side with some camber headed small-pane sashes; central 4-panel door with brick steps and cellar door to left.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 29Commercialunder 1 mi
- 27Commercialunder 1 mi
- 25Commercialunder 1 mi
- The Red Lion PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.