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
448
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/07/1951
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991
Name of Property
The Red Lion PH
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Holywell
Town
Locality
Easting
318599
Northing
375860
Street Side
Location
Set into the line of street frontages near facade of former Town Hall.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map); late-Georgian.
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window painted brick front including painted-on quoins and plinth. Slate roof, moulded eaves band and roughcast end chimney stacks. 9-pane sash windows to 2nd floor flanking blocked central opening; small pane tripartite windows to 1st floor flanking PH sign. Similar size window to ground floor right with glazing bars removed; 12-pane sash to left. Steps up to central porch with replaced timber columns and radiating fanlight over 6-panel door with flanking Doric columns. Square-headed former carriage entry to left, extending beneath part of No 30 - this was the mail coach's entrance to the former Old Post Office Place. At rear, later cross range curves back and includes large chimney stack on the gable end. Slightly lower 1-window range beyond.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its preserved town centre late-Georgian front.
Group value.
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