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
26174
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2002
Date of Amendment
31/01/2002
Name of Property
Gate Piers and attached Walls at entrance to Gwysaney
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Halkyn
Town
Holywell
Locality
Gwysaney
Easting
322728
Northing
365511
Street Side
Location
On the N side of the A541 at the main entrance to Gwysaney.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Gwysaney is a Jacobean mansion built in 1603. From the late C17 to the early C19 the house was occupied by tenants, but in 1821 it was inherited by Philip Davies-Cooke. The Estate was subsequently revived, together with the park and gardens associated with the house. The gate piers were probably built c1841 with the adjacent lodge was built, and when it became the main entrance to the house.
Exterior
Square piers of coursed hammer-dressed stone, with pyramidal caps and broad low moulded finials. Convex flanking walls have saddleback copings. The walls curve outwards and terminate with piers similar to the main gateway. Low rubble-stone walls are attached at both ends.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as well-detailed mid C19 gate piers, and for group value with Gwysaney Lodge and other listed items at Gwysaney.
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