Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Holway House
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Holway, Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 19 August 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Locality
- Holway
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27929, -3.24484
- Cadw reference
- 513
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
Immediately beside the western boundary of Holywell Community Council area. Reached up short drive, approximately 0.25km W of the junction with Holway Road. Rubble boundary wall with gate piers.
Exterior
Early C19 late-Georgian front to structure of probably C17 origins; 2-storeys. STone built with roughcast front, plinth and slate roof. The main house has 2 + 2-window front and C19 diagnally-set chimney stacks to ends and centre. Sash windows; 16-pane with sills to 1st floor and marginal glazing bars to ground floor; right hand ground floor windows have architraves. Timber porch, part-trellised to front and mall-pane glazed to sides; 6-panel door, glazed to top, set in Regency reeded architrave with bosses. 16-pane sash on left hand gable end. 2-bay wing set well back with simple brick chimneys and small-pane sliding sash windows to 1st floor and ground floor centre; horned small-pane sash to right. Modern garage to end.
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Interior
Interior seen but retains panelled reveals and low ceilings; stairs with simple balusters and handrail curved at newel.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved example in the rural area of Holywell Community Council of a building with late-Georgian character and earlier origins
Nearby in the register
- Agricultural Range to south side of the Framyard at the GrangeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Stormont CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Celyn FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Chapel of the Sepulchre, including walls flanking entranceReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.