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
414
Building Number
21
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/08/1991
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991
Name of Property
21
Address
21 Brynford Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Holywell
Town
Locality
Easting
318740
Northing
375644
Street Side
Location
At a splayed angle to the road midway up the hill. Red brick forecourt wall with Gothic inspired caps to the gate piers. Formerly Ysgol-y-Fron.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Largely late C18/early C19 Georgian structure with earlier origins
Exterior
2+1-window roughcast front; almost symmetrical 3-storey, 2-window part to right and 2-storey, 1-window part stepped down and set back to left; slate roofs with chimney stacks removed. Mostly 16-pane sash windows, horned to 2nd floor and almost flush set below; 12-pane sash to ground floor left. Gabled porch with undulating bargeboards. The later left hand part has camber-headed 12-pane sash to 1st floor and later casement below with dripmould. Modern render and detail to right hand gable end. Dentil cornice at rear; some modern windows, 2-storey bay, rear porch and some modern windows.
Interior
The interior retains substantial late-Georgian detail. Cambered arch to staircase hall; 6-panel doors some with deep reveals and broad architraves; one, probably older, 2-panel door; panelled shutters. Staircase altered but retains 'S'-shaped tread ends and bulbous newels. Chambered and brick barrel vaulted cellars.
Reason for designation
Listed as a prominent late-Georgian building retaining original interior detail.
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