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
- 53.27412, -3.22311
- Cadw reference
- 444
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
Stepped down from neighbouring properties and set back.
History
Later C19 character but with older origins (building shown on the site on 1833). This housed the Holywell branch of The Flintshire Observer newspaper, established in 1855 - the full title was The Flintshire Observer, Mining Journal and General Advertiser; the printing workshop was at rear.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window cement rendered front with rusticated quoins; slate roof and cement rendered chimney stack. 4-pane sash windows, smaller upper sashes to 2nd floor which has blocked central window. Projecting shop front (not shown on 1871 map); the shop window, offset to left, has pointed arched lights with colonnettes flanking similarly Gothic door; panelled stallriser and 4-panel door to extreme right with overlight. A old photograph (ca 1920) shows a Gothic style iron balustrade over the fascia.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Nos 2 to 6 and for the special intrest of the shopfront.
Nearby in the register
- 6 (Exchange House)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 4 (Exchange House)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement (outside no. 6 High Street)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- 12Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.