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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
- 53.27404, -3.22296
- Cadw reference
- 445
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
Set into a line of frontages towards the NW end of the street.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1833); known to have been a butcher's shop since 1856.
Exterior
Late-Georgian, 3-storey, 2-window scribed render front. Roof covered with small slates; red brick chimney stack to rear pitch. Recessed 9 and 12-pane sash windows. Good shop front with blind box over deep moulded and dentil cornice; lettering to fascia, Doric columns and 3-light window over panelled stallriser; half-glazed door to right. Square headed gated opening to through passage at right within which is the 6-panel door to No 12A. The advanced No 10 overlaps slightly to right. Scribed and stone flagged passage; scribed rendered rear with horned sashes; modern extension.
Reason for designation
Group value. Listed for its especially well preserved town centre Late Georgian front.
Nearby in the register
- 12A (including D.W. Roberts & Son)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 8 (Harris & Rushton)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 6 (Exchange House)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement (outside no. 6 High Street)Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.