The Mount

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pen-y-Maes, Holywell, Flintshire, designated on 19 August 1991.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Mount, Holywell, Flintshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 19 August 1991
Locality: Pen-y-Maes
Community: Holywell
Unitary authority: Flintshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.27581, -3.20377
Cadw reference: 516

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Exterior

516

Set back from the road on the hill; opposite the junction with Wood Lane.

Probably early to mid C19 and contemporary with Glyn Abbott to which it is said to have been the Gardener's Cottage. 2-storeys; octagonal block sited at the N corner of largely modern ranges forming a square block to the rear. The unusual octagonal part is composed of sides of unequal width. Coursed rubble with plinth, band course between floors and an advanced parapet, said to be crenellated but now concealed behind modern eaves boarding and polygonal slate roof; octagonal stone chimney stack. windows (some casement) set in splayed recesses; those to 1st floor are 3 and 6-pane, some with mullion. The ground floor has 3 and 9-pane windows, the broader of which are set on alternate sides. Round arched headed doorway to NE with 6-panel door and 5-pane fanlight. Pebbledash modernised block with rubble plinth that is contemporary with the octagonal block; 1-small-pane casement retained. Gable and porch to SE side; gabled S end.

Listed for the special intrest of the unusual former estate building and for its historical associations with Glyn Abbot.

Reference: Information from the occupiers.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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