Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
U-shaped Former Stable Blocks and Attached Walls at Leeswood Hall
Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Leeswood Hall, Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, designated on 3 April 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 April 1987
- Locality
- Leeswood Hall
- Community
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14384, -3.11882
- Cadw reference
- 568
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately to S and rear of main house. U-shaped complex comprising twin parallel gabled blocks with linking screen walls enclosing large cobbled stable yard. Further garden walls to road side.
History
Probably part of original offices 1720-30 and contemporary with main house. Originally 4 ranges built around central courtyard. Present U-shaped complex thought to be formed after removal, before 1809, of original NW range (right pavilion wing to main house). Subsequently the SE range removed in the later C19/early C20. NE range contains storage barns with lofts over; SW range restored and converted into domestic dwellings in the 1980s.
Exterior
2 storey NE range of red brick with few stone dressings, slate roof. Timber bellcote with circular clockface in enriched surround to gable facing house, coped gable parapets with wide kneelers. Yard elevation with timber insets (fixed for ornamental mouldings?) under eaves. Arched brick heads to boarded loft doors, string course, later outside stair to centre; similar treatment to ground floor with various 2-light windows and large C20 garage opening. Blocked ventilation slits towards rebuilt SE end. Rear elevation to lawn retains original treatment including ornamental oculi, ventilation slits, stringcourse stepped up over arched doorway (blocked) with stone jambs and keystone.
Brick screen wall at NW (with later corrugated shed supported by iron columns) incorporates arched entrance for road; double ironwork gates.
SW gabled range now converted into housing, has detailing much as before, with C20 glazing and Georgian-style treatment to road elevation. Courtyard elevation has blocked central archway, now door. Brick string course at first floor level, late C20 fenestration and doors throughout.
Stable yard has stone paved walkway around the outside nearest the buildings and is cobbled in the centre. It is enclosed to SE by low brick boundary walls with some stone dressings including quoins (at angles of demolished rear range). Linked rubble wall runs out towards the roadway along a curved angle and continues on to complete the garden enclosure.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Leeswood Hall and other associated structures.
Nearby in the register
- Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Dovecote S of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ice House to NW of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.