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
447
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/08/1991
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991
Name of Property
Facade of Former Town Hall
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Holywell
Town
Locality
Easting
318586
Northing
375884
Street Side
Location
Midway along the street. Only the facade is retained - modern shops behind.
Description
Broad Class
Civil
Period
History
The site originally consisted of a Market Hall (1878) behind and a Town Hall in front. The latter was built 1893-6 after over 10 years of debate as to what sort of building to be erected. The architect was R Lloyd Williams (Denbighshire County Architect) and the builder was Abel Jones of Rhyl. After the designs had been completed it was decided to incorporate the town clock tower into the facade; this had been erected freestanding in High Street in 1867 "by public subscription to commemorate the coming of age of Pyers William Mostyn Esq, August 14th 1867. Removed to this building in the year 1895." Behind the facade the building was demolished in 1986.
Exterior
Civic early Gothic; 2-storeys, 5+1-bays. Coursed local rubble with freestone dressings; including bracket cornice, impost and sill bands and plinth. Composition dominated by freestone clock tower rising from 1st floor sill level with robust detail; octagonal bellcote. Circular clock face over inscribed plaque recessed and flanked by granite shafts. Stepped out below with machicolated style brackets is a stilted arch over a roundel and two pointed arches. Lancets flank clock tower and main 1st floor window under gable with finial; 2-light window with horizontal glazing bars and quatrefoil. Paired lights to ground floor with dividing polished granite columns. Former main entrance below clock tower with nook shafts, foliage capitals and stained glass overlight. To the right the 'central' window is flanked by 1914-19 War Memorials by Welsby of Widnes. Granite coats of arms of Holywell Urban District Council above. High cambered carriage arch to right. Lower 1st floor parapet and sill and 4-trefoil headed horned sash windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its important contribution to the town centre.
Group value.
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