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
25121
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/04/2001
Date of Amendment
30/04/2001
Name of Property
Lower steps to terraced garden at Golden Grove
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Llanasa
Town
Locality
Golden Grove
Easting
308901
Northing
381478
Street Side
Location
In the terraced garden S of the house and immediately S of the upper steps.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Golden Grove is a substantial Elizabethan mansion built in 1578 by Edward Morgan. The present terraced garden in front of the house was laid out by Lady Aberconway, whose father purchased Golden Grove in 1877.
Exterior
L-shaped freestone steps in 2 straight flights, with plain parapet and flat copings. At the lower end the parapets return outwards to terminal square piers in front of the wider lower 2 steps.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed, together with the upper steps, primarily for its contribution to the setting of the house.
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