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
441
Building Number
4  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/08/1991  
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991  
Name of Property
4 (Exchange House)  
Address
4 High Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Flintshire  
Community
Holywell  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
318527  
Northing
375941  
Street Side
 
Location
Stepped up from neighbouring properties close to corner with Cross Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Dated 1702; late-Georgian remodelling (probably mid C19).  

Exterior
3-storey, 3-window scribed render front; rusticated quoins, with vermiculated ornament above fascia level. Steep hipped slate roof with unusually deep moulded timber cornice; formerly had central chimney stack. Small-pane sash windows with vermiculated architraves, figureheads to keystones on 1st floor and brackets below cornice on 2nd floor; small lower sashes to 1st floor with glazing bars removed. Datestone to centre. Modern shop fronts. Rubble left hand side and red brick with further small-pane sash windows.  

Interior
Interior altered.  

Reason for designation
Listed for its prominence in the High Street and for its 1702 origins. Group value.  

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