Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial Gates, Railings & Stone Piers
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
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27271, -3.22198
- Cadw reference
- 485
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
Closing the top of Panton Place at the entrance to the Memorial Gardens; the piers adjoin the ends of the two brick terraces.
History
Probably errected after the 2nd World War.
Exterior
Cast-iron gates and gate piers with openwork ornament; dated overthrow and octagonal lanterns over the piers. Quadrant shapped railings step down to end at the large square coursed rubble piers with memorial tablets facing the stone steps; plinth and cornice band; modern steps to base and modern central handrail.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the important Panton Place NW and SE terraces.
Nearby in the register
- 13Domesticunder 1 mi
- 16Domesticunder 1 mi
- 11Domesticunder 1 mi
- 12Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.