Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ice House to NW 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
- 53.14573, -3.12130
- Cadw reference
- 571
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
Located on a mound at the S end of the Pond and close to the NE avenue from Leeswood Hall to the White Gates.
History
C18 ice-house, it is shown on the late C18 'rough draft' and could originally be part of Switzer's early C18 scheme.
Exterior
C18 deep cylindrical ice-house with domed roof. Inner walls of brick, outer facings of stone rubble up to springing level, upper coverings missing. Stone entrance tunnel retains flank walls, vault missing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved example of an C18 ice house and for group value with Leeswood Hall and other associated garden structures.
Nearby in the register
- White Gates, Screens and Piers NW of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge over River Terrig near White Gates CottageTransportunder 1 mi
- Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.