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Funny Business

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2744 / 53°16'27"N

Longitude: -3.2208 / 3°13'14"W

OS Eastings: 318687

OS Northings: 375968

OS Grid: SJ186759

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYK.HX

Mapcode Global: WH76K.HYHM

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFH+QM

Entry Name: Funny Business

Listing Date: 19 August 1991

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 413

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000413

Location: Below the road (A 5026), beside car park. Stepped in the slope.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Mid C19 (not shown on 1833 map); modern renovation. This group of 3 houses formed the NE end (Nos 12,13 & 14) of Bank Place terrace before the new road was laid.

Exterior

Rubble 2-storey, 2-window fronts with quoins (modern to uphill end) and slate roofs with red brick chimney stacks. Off-centre doorways; the broader frontage to middle includes the former through passage doorway, stepped down. Camber-headed openings with red brick voussoirs; 9 and 12-pane sash windows; modern stable-type doors. Asymmetrical downhill gable end with 3-camber headed casement windows; altered rear.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special intrest in Holywell as a surviving example of mid C19 terrace architecture.

Group value with Nos 7 & 8 Bank Place.

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    Below the road (A 5026), beside car park. Stepped in the slope
  • II 8
    Stepped in the slope immediately above the modern road. (A 5026); at the base of the upper part of Bank Place.
  • II 7
    Stepped in the slope immediately above the modern road. (A 5026); at the base of the upper part of Bank Place.
  • II 27
    Midway along the street, stepped down and back from London House to right.
  • II 3 (The Apple Tree)
    End on to the street, midway along between Caernarvon Square and Bank Court. Once a draper's shop and known as Manchester House
  • II 25
    Midway along the street, stepped down and back from London House to right
  • II 29
    Midway along stepped up from adjoining properties to left; The Mews to right.
  • II 23
    Midway along the street, stepped down and back from London House to right.

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