15

 

II  

Designated  

02/07/1962  

30/01/1996  

Broadlane  

 

Flintshire  

Hawarden  

 

Hawarden Castle Estate  

332234  

365469  

 

Facing the New Castle to the E.  

Domestic  

 

Broadlane was originally called Diglane, and was the home of the Cratchley family until Sir John Glynne purchased the building in 1749. He appears to have largely rebuilt it in 1757 and given it a show-piece facade to be seen from the new house which was built opposite, and which replaced the C17 Broadlane Hall. Whilst the house contains much C17 timber, and a fine dog-leg stair, all of these elements appear to be reset/re-used and there is little evidence now for the original arrangement of the house. until c.1910.  

T-shaped plan on 2 storeys plus dormers. 5 bay symmetrical brick facade under a medium-pitched slate roof with dentilated eaves and plain brick end-chimneys. Central 6-sided wooden cupola with tiled roof, arched openings and a hanging bell. Decorative iron weathervane (dated 1757). Wide open pediment occupying the 3 central bays with a large oculus in the pediment, now a clock. 2 flanking attic dormers with hipped roofs and 12-pane casements. Slightly recessed entrance with flat, moulded and panelled door. Plain, 2-light fan. 9-pane recessed sash window above. All other first floor windows 12pane sashes, all with thick glazing bars. 24-pane cross-windows to ground floor. Painted, projecting stone cills throughout and rusticated, flat-arched voussoirs with projecting keystones. Coursed sandstone plinth. Rear with dentilated eaves and sandstone quoins to corners of side and rear . Modern casement and french windows with cambered heads. C19 E extension, storeyed and of brick.  

Mid C17 dog-leg stair on 3 storeys with square newel posts and decorative finials, alternatively acorn, castellated and ball-finialled. Flat, shaped balusters with moulded hand rail. The staircase has been re-used or repositioned.