Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Dovecote S of 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
- 53.14251, -3.11871
- Cadw reference
- 570
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
Situated in a field on the W side of the by-road that runs from Mold to Leeswood village, and due S of driveway entrance to stable yard at Leeswood Hall.
History
Early to mid C18 dovecote, probably originally designed as an integral part of Stephen Switzer's landscape park. Possibly built to designs by Francis Smith, architect of Warwick who is thought to have built Leeswood Hall c1724-6 for Sir George Wynne. Originally thought to have been surmounted by now removed cupola.
Exterior
c1720, 2 storey, red brick structure with ashlar string course and banded stone pilasters to corners, moulded stone plinth, remains of pyramidal slate roof. Gauged brick lintels to blind panels with keyblocks, architrave with keyblock to doorway.
Interior
Polygonal plan form, retains brick nestingboxes and stone stairs.
Reason for designation
Listed as a surviving C18 dovecote having group value with Leeswood Hall and other associated garden structures and for its important contribution to an outstanding early C18 planned landscape park.
Nearby in the register
- U-shaped Former Stable Blocks and Attached Walls at Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E 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.