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.
Date of Designation
14/06/1995
Date of Amendment
14/06/1995
Name of Property
Churchyard Gates to Holy Trinity Church
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
Location
Situated in front of Holy Trinity Church on the N side of Gwernaffield Road close to its junction with Church Lane.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
The gates were made from ironwork relating to chancel gates taken c1850 from St. Mary's Church, Mold. They had probably been designed by Robert Davies in c1726 or by Thomas Cheswise who made a matching set in 1732. Restored late C20.
Exterior
Pair of wrought iron gates set into stone piers. Wrought iron scrollwork cresting to top of gates with gilded foliated finials and scallop designs. The bottom rail has a set of smaller standards with foliation and spearhead finials.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of earlier C18 ironwork with local historical associations.
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