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
25695
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/08/2001
Date of Amendment
15/08/2001
Name of Property
Bath-house at Lower Soughton Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Northop
Town
Mold
Locality
Soughton Hall
Easting
324818
Northing
367924
Street Side
E
Location
Located on the E side of the gardens, which lie to the S of Lower Soughton Hall.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Bath-house or baptistery of unknown date, probably early-mid C19, and possibly contemporary with the house. In the spandrels above the entrance are the initials 'EML' and date '1710', but neither inscription appears to be original. The initials refer to Edward Lewis who lived at Lower Soughton; he was brother-in-law of Edward Conway who inherited the property in 1689. In 1832 Lower Soughton was described as having a fine well with an inscription 'EML 1710, but it is not clear whether this referred to the same structure.
Exterior
Roughly square structure of rubble stone, now roofless, the walls standing full-height. Openings with segmental heads and moulded stone surrounds. The entrance faces E; doorway to R with inscriptions to spandrels, 'EML' to L and '1710' to R. To the L of the doorway is a large window, below which is an opening partly below ground level, which is over an overflow channel.
Interior
Circular water-filled well to centre with 4 steps on S side. Surrounded by a flagstone floor. To N, S and W walls are shallow round-arched recesses with stone voussoirs and stone or slate sills.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a Romantic garden structure, and for group value with Lower Soughton Hall.
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