Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood Hall, Leeswood, Flintshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1443 / 53°8'39"N

Longitude: -3.1183 / 3°7'6"W

OS Eastings: 325294

OS Northings: 361378

OS Grid: SJ252613

Mapcode National: GBR 70.5YVN

Mapcode Global: WH77D.27CC

Plus Code: 9C5R4VVJ+PM

Entry Name: Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood Hall

Listing Date: 3 April 1987

Last Amended: 5 December 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 569

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300000569

Location: Situated to the NE of the main house on the southern edge of woodland.

County: Flintshire

Community: Leeswood and Pontblyddyn

Locality: Leeswood Hall

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Remains of the original early C18 walled kitchen garden. Approximately two thirds of the original garden had been demolished by 1809. c1800 the present gardener's cottage was erected in between an opening in the original walls. This opening was articulated by two stone piers with a projecting cornice topped by stone urns and formed a vista along the south-west/north-east axis of Stephen Switzer's original garden landscape. Early C19 lean-to Vine House.

Exterior

Rectangular red brick walled garden divided into 2 parts and ivy clad. Stone cappings, brick pilasters, stone surrounds to doorways. Cross wall (raised in later brick) with fine recessed ashlar gatepier (urn finial missing) at NE end. 2 similar C18 piers, set in brick wall opposite, flank symmetrical gardener's cottage and twin brick arched doorways (now blocked).

2 storey 1 window pedimented front to brick cottage with end pilasters; ashlar cappings, sills and band course; 2-light windows, arched to ground floor. Later brick extension at rear.

High red brick spur wall extends out from SW corner with lean-to potting sheds on outer face. Badly decayed (early C19) vine house on SE face.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with Leeswood Hall and other associated garden buildings as part of this exceptionally important landscaped garden.

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Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Leeswood, Flintshire