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
87621
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
04/10/2010
Date of Amendment
04/10/2010
Name of Property
The Former Vicarage
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
Town
Locality
Gwernaffield
Easting
320862
Northing
364379
Street Side
Location
On the E side of Gwernaffield at the end of a short drive leading south of a minor road from Mold.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Early C19 and probably contemporary with the earlier parish church of the 1830's, this replaced c1870 by the current church.
Exterior
Coursed and squared limestone rubble stone with tooled sandstone window dressings, including hood moulds and projecting sills. Slate roof with dressed stone axial and gable-end chimneys with moulded caps; decorative barge-boards. Small pane hornless sash windows.
Two storeyed, L plan, comprising main range overlooking garden to east, and entrance wing to west, which has further lower 1 ½ storey service wing set back again to the right, partially concealed by a short screen wall in front. Entrance front to north, with advanced gable of main range to left, with 12-pane window to the ground floor, 9-pane above and narrow light in the gable apex. Entrance in the return angle has arched 4-light door, the upper panels glazed. 3-bay slate roofed canopy porch on ornate framed lattice timber pillars with carved spandrels enclosing a paved area the length of the entrance wing. Single window on each floor to right of entrance (12-pane sash to ground floor, 9-pane above). Lower wing to right has further door and later windows to ground and first floor.
Garden elevation to the left is of two bays with matching 15-pane windows to the ground floor and 9-pane windows above. Windows to the rear elevation have brick heads: stair window to the main wing, two windows to the side wing and later casement window to the lower wing to the left side. Stone wall attached to the rear of the Vicarage partially encloses garden area to the rear and side.
Interior
Not inspected but said to retain original layout and fittings, including the main stair, fireplaces, panelled doors, shutters etc.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a well preserved early C19 vicarage displaying good quality craftsmanship and construction. Group value with adjacent coach-house.
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