Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Red Lion PH
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 July 1951
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27345, -3.22212
- Cadw reference
- 448
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
Set into the line of street frontages near facade of former Town Hall.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map); late-Georgian.
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window painted brick front including painted-on quoins and plinth. Slate roof, moulded eaves band and roughcast end chimney stacks. 9-pane sash windows to 2nd floor flanking blocked central opening; small pane tripartite windows to 1st floor flanking PH sign. Similar size window to ground floor right with glazing bars removed; 12-pane sash to left. Steps up to central porch with replaced timber columns and radiating fanlight over 6-panel door with flanking Doric columns. Square-headed former carriage entry to left, extending beneath part of No 30 - this was the mail coach's entrance to the former Old Post Office Place. At rear, later cross range curves back and includes large chimney stack on the gable end. Slightly lower 1-window range beyond.
Reason for designation
Listed for its preserved town centre late-Georgian front.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Facade of Former Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- 3 (The Apple Tree)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 29Commercialunder 1 mi
- 27Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.