Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Minffordd Cottage
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Locality
- Greenfield
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29164, -3.21280
- Cadw reference
- 497
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
Below the main coast road near the NW boudary of the Holywell Community Council area. Reached via main entrance to Bodlondeb Farm. Detached to NW.
History
Earlier C19 and built as a cottage for Plas-yn-Morfa of which Blondeb was the estate farm.
Exterior
2-storey, with Gothick glazing to the NE side; asbestos slate roof with wide eaves and central brick chimney stack. 2-window roughcast SW side facing the road; 2 and 3-light casement windows with high transoms to 1st floor, 6-pane sash and half-glazed door to ground floor. 3-window rendered NE side; camber-headed sliding sashes most of which are 2-light with intersecting Gothick heads, one partly altered; non-Gothick small-pane sliding sash to 1st floor left. Later lean-tos; 1-window W gable.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Plas-yn-Morfa.
Nearby in the register
- Fomer Coach House & Stables at Plas-Yn-morfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-MorfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Holy Trinity ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Signal Box at Holywell Junction Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.