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
503
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/02/1976  
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991  
Name of Property
Royal Oak PH  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Flintshire  
Community
Holywell  
Town
 
Locality
Greenfield  
Easting
318752  
Northing
376597  
Street Side
 
Location
Below the road approximately 0.5km N of St Winefride's Well. Detached and entered from N.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Probably C16 cruck-framed, stone walled origins; greatly enlarged in late-Georgian period by addition of long, red brick, transverse range - probably in two phases.  

Exterior
Late-Georgian railings retained at roadside. 2-storeys with slate roof; 1 + 3-bay whitewashed front, stepped forward at the junction of the two ranges; the broad left hand bay has been raised in brick; painted plinth. Mostly small-pane sash windows, 9-pane and camber-headed to lower left hand 1st floor window; twinned 9-pane to right on both floors. Shouldered architrave and 6-panel door; metal fire insurance plaque above. Exposed brick right gable end with later lean-to; cambered voussoirs - upper window bricked-up; chimney breast to left gable end. Stepped down is 2-window side elevation of earlier range with twinned small-pane sashes and modern porch. Similar detail to rear. To left, rubble wall raised in brick, screens forecourt.  

Interior
Interior retains full cruck truss with feet at a lower floor level.  

Reason for designation
Listed as the oldest secular building remaining in the Greenfield Valley and for the special intrest of the cruck construction.  

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