Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fomer Coach House & Stables at Plas-Yn-morfa
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Town
- Greenfiled
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29151, -3.21045
- Cadw reference
- 499
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
Immediately to rear of Plas-yn-Morfa. Situated between main coastal road and the Chester to Holyhead Railway. Plas-yn-Morfa is reached along short drive.
History
Probably contemporary with the early C19 Picturesque Gothick house.
Exterior
L-plan, 2-storey, rubble range with slate roof (hipped to left) and stone chimney stacks; wide eaves. Coach house has 2 carriage entries below 6-pane sash windows; loft door on end wall with stone steps. Stables include camber-headed doorway near corner on long range and attic gable to right. Right hand gable end has two 3-light windows with high transoms. Gabled loft opening to rear and camber-headed door to SW side. Attached rubble screen wall, at right angles to that closing front garden of house.
Reason for designation
Included for value with Plas-yn-Morfa.
Nearby in the register
- Plas-yn-MorfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Minffordd CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Signal Box at Holywell Junction Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Holywell Junction Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.