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29

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2738 / 53°16'25"N

Longitude: -3.2221 / 3°13'19"W

OS Eastings: 318603

OS Northings: 375898

OS Grid: SJ186758

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYL.74

Mapcode Global: WH76K.GZX3

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFH+G5

Entry Name: 29

Listing Date: 19 August 1991

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 437

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000437

Location: Midway along stepped up from adjoining properties to left; The Mews to right.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map) with late C19 enlargement and subsequent reglazing.

Exterior

3-storey, 2-window stucco front with quoins; slate roof with red brick chimney stack and boarded eaves. Tall 2nd floor windows and splayed oriels to 1st floor; modern casement glazing (formerly small-pane). London House name-board to 2nd floor. Victorian style shopfront with tall fascia end brackets and round-headed lights to shop windows; shopfront once continued across No 27 - see old photographs. Scribed render right hand side with plinth; formerly had rounded corner. Steps down beyond with lean-to at rear; left hand cross range continues back further, modern glazing except for square bay on ground floor with dentil cornice and rounded jambs.

The lane to The Mews was formerly gated; scrolled timber gate posts remain.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with Nos 25 to 27 and as a prominent building on High Street (NE side).

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