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
431
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/08/1991  
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991  
Name of Property
Holywell County Court  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Flintshire  
Community
Holywell  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
318751  
Northing
375698  
Street Side
 
Location
Detached forward to the street.  

Description


Broad Class
Civil  
Period
 

History
Built in 1855; similar design to that of the Court House at St Asaph (1853)  

Exterior
Symmetrical, Italianate Classical, single storey, 5-bay front. Grey masonry in random courses liberally faced with golden freestone dressings including advanced and channelled pilasters flanking each bay; cornice, frieze and plinth, the latter stepped out below outer windows. Low hipped roof with overall leaded parapet and freestone chimney stacks to ends with bracket cornices and swept out bases. Central bay has pediment containing royal arms. Round-headed openings; sash windows with marginal glazing bars. Venetian window to centre with keystone, pilasters and bracketed sill. Flanking bays have rusticated surrounds to recessed doorways with steps; that to left is blocked by insertion of similar window; 6-panel door to right with plain fanlight. Windows to outer bays have keystones to tall architraves including panelled aprons. Side elevations have paired channelled end pilasters. Taller hipped roof range behind with simpler detail and central stack to the front. Internally the Court Room retains dais over Judges panelled bench.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a fine mid C19 public building.  

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