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Vron Chambers (John Morris & Co.)

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2728 / 53°16'22"N

Longitude: -3.2209 / 3°13'15"W

OS Eastings: 318680

OS Northings: 375790

OS Grid: SJ186757

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYL.HH

Mapcode Global: WH76K.HZGV

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFH+4M

Entry Name: Vron Chambers (John Morris & Co.)

Listing Date: 19 August 1991

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 451

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000451

Location: Set forward to right of King's Head Hotel; lane to right beside Post Office.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Probably earlier C18 origins and early to mid C19 remodelling. Old photographs show that it was formerly a commercial building with hoist to the then gabled front.

Exterior

3-storey, 1-window front; scribed render with channelled quoins. Hipped slate roof and 16-pane sash windows. 'Shop front' (formerly to a Chemist's shop) with small pane bow window slants outwards to left and has similar bow window on the return elevation facing up the street.
Scribed render side elevation with plinth sloping up lane; 1st floor sill band and architraves; 2 6-windows to 1st floor, fewer to 2nd and ground floors. Camber-arched doorway with boarded door and lions head (knocker missing). Cemented quarter-round kneeler to rear gable end.

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