Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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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
- 53.27413, -3.22340
- Cadw reference
- 440
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
On the corner with Cross Street; set in the slope.
History
Probably late C17/early C18 with mid to late C19 enlargement and remodelling; modern restoration. On the 1833 map the uphill part is shown, combined with No 5 as the Eagle and Child PH and on the 1871 OS map Nos 1 and 3 (but not No 5) are shown as the Publc House.
Exterior
'L'-shaped building with late-Georgian character; 2-storey and attic to High Street end, stepped up to 3-storeys at rear. Scribed render elevations and slate roofs with rendered red brick stack. No 2 High Street has 2-window gable-end front with quoins and low parapet between this and No 4.
Small-pane sash windows; single attic window placed in centre. Modernised shop front with 2-light windows flanking central door. Channelled rustication to right of shop front at corner. Side elevation has plinth, shallow lateral chimney breast (stack cut down) and 2-light timber-framed 1st floor casement near the corner, with ovolo moulded mullion. Beyond this the Cross Street side elevation has 1-window bay to each floor including casement to attic dormer; Nos 1 and 3 Cross Street are stepped up behind comprising an in-line elevation, 1-window elevation at right angles facing downhill and, at the top, a further 1-window elevation stepped down from Nos 5 and 7 Cross Street. The 3-storey parts have horned sash windows with small-pane glazing to upper sashes; moulded sills and C19 style shopfronts. Uphill corner is splayed to base.
Reason for designation
Group value with neighbouring listed items in High Street, Cross Street, Pen-y-Ball Street and Whitford Street.
Nearby in the register
- 5Commercialunder 1 mi
- 7Commercialunder 1 mi
- 2Commercialunder 1 mi
- 4 (Exchange House)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.