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
371
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1987
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987
Name of Property
Former Market Hall & Assembly Rooms
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Mold
Town
Locality
Easting
323768
Northing
363895
Street Side
Location
Prominently sited at crossroads on the corner of the High Street with New Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
C1849 by Alfred Lockwood on the site of the former court leet of the Manor of Mold. Erected by the Mold Market Company it was purchased by the Mold Local Board in 1882. Second storey added in 1874 but removed during restorations in 1985.
Exterior
3 bay pedimented classical front. Uncoursed rubble with rusticated ashlar quoins on plinth. New slate roof with bracketed eaves. Bulls eye bearing clock within bracketed pediment.
1st floor, large central window with cornices to plain 2-order architrave. Plain lugged architrave with mid-rail lugs to flanking windows. 12 pane modern sashes. Modern rectangular on brackets with iron railings. Central doorway with keystoned round arch on impost blocks flanked by similar windows to ground floor. Modern fittings.
7 bay side elavations with central doorway and similar fenestration to front. Number of windows blocked on north side. Central round arched doorway at rear gives access to first floor, flanking windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
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