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
521
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
04/02/1976  
Date of Amendment
11/09/1995  
Name of Property
Oakenholt Farmhouse  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Flintshire  
Community
Flint  
Town
 
Locality
Oakenholt  
Easting
326680  
Northing
371034  
Street Side
 
Location
Approximately 300m south of Chester Road, between Chester Road and Papermill Lane.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Origins as C17 or earlier timber-framed cruck building faced in stone C18/19.  

Exterior
Two storeys, modern cement rendered, modern glazing, slate roof. L plan with older (W) range running roughly N-S. To S, tow storey cross wing has rendered chimney, and 2 square-headed windows to first floor; on ground floor, camber-headed doorway with 2 camber-headed windows to R. To L of this, gable end of N-S range has 2 camber-headed windows at different levels. West elevation has 3 square-headed windows to first floor, and on ground floor, polygonal porch with camber-headed window to R, and 2 camber-headed windows to L; to L of these, further small window. Facing N, blocked stone archway/window. To S, across yard, is 2-storey range of farm buildings with datestone ‘1802’.  

Interior
West range has part of exposed cruck blade, heavy chamfered beams, and joists.  

Reason for designation
Vernacular farmhouse retaining historic character.  

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