Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
14891
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
05/12/1972
Date of Amendment
11/09/1995
Name of Property
Town Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Flint
Town
Locality
Easting
324456
Northing
373149
Street Side
Location
At E end of Church Street; near station.
Description
Broad Class
Civil
Period
History
Built 1840, by John Welch, architect, with later alterations. Ground floor formerly market. Original design illustrated in H Taylor, Historic Notices of Flint.
Exterior
Brown stone, ashlar to SE and NW ends, squared rubble to sides, slate roof, generally casement windows with diamond panes. Two storeys. Entrance (to SE) has flanking octagonal turrets with loops and 3-centred doorways; stepped gable between turrets (which have 3-centred arched doorways) has pinnacle; broad archway overhangs first floor window of 3 lights (central light higher) which gives onto balcony with iron balustrade; former entrance doorway has deep arch. Lean-to wings have 3-centred arched doorways/windows and corner octagonal buttresses; square-headed window to first floor returns (3-centred to ground floor). SW and NE elevations have 2 gables; on ground floors, four 3-centre arched windows or doors. On first floor (railway side) arched window to L, and two windows to R (small attic window above); first floor (town side) has 4 square-headed windows, and small attic window). NW elevation similar to main entrance but with turrets framing attic window (hoodmould), triple first floor window over ground floor arch. Beyond turrets, to each side, 3-centred arched window, small turrets to ends.
Interior
Ground floor modernised. First floor retains council chamber with hammer beam roof. Ceiling of Mayor’s parlour has heraldry of Tribes of Wales.
Reason for designation
Included as striking example of building type.
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