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
26217
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
31/01/2002  
Date of Amendment
31/01/2002  
Name of Property
The Stores House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Flintshire  
Community
Halkyn  
Town
Holywell  
Locality
Rhes-y-cae  
Easting
319018  
Northing
370676  
Street Side
 
Location
Approximately 400m SE of the parish church, set back from the main road through the village leading to Moel-y-crio.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
The shop is in late C19 style but adapted from an earlier cottage shown on the 1839 Tithe map and the 1870 Ordnance Survey.  

Exterior
A 2-storey 3-window shop and house with early C20 pebble-dashed walls enriched by raised white-painted bands and architraves, with a slate roof and end stacks. The shop on the L side has a half-glazed door flanked by 3-light window L and 4-light R, all the openings framed by pilasters with fascia brackets. Above are two 4-pane sash windows beneath the eaves. The house on the R side has a lean-to half-glazed porch L with half-lit panel door, a 4-pane sash window R and similar window above. The gable end of the shop has 4-pane windows L of the stack, and an outshut behind. The house has an L-shaped rear wing with brick stacks, 2-light windows and boarded door facing the rear.  

Interior
Not inspected.  

Reason for designation
Listed as a rare well-preserved late C19 shop front and cottage.  

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