Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
444
Building Number
8
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/08/1991
Date of Amendment
19/08/1991
Name of Property
8 (Harris & Rushton)
Address
8 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Holywell
Town
Locality
Easting
318534
Northing
375935
Street Side
Location
Stepped down from neighbouring properties and set back.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Later C19 character but with older origins (building shown on the site on 1833). This housed the Holywell branch of The Flintshire Observer newspaper, established in 1855 - the full title was The Flintshire Observer, Mining Journal and General Advertiser; the printing workshop was at rear.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window cement rendered front with rusticated quoins; slate roof and cement rendered chimney stack. 4-pane sash windows, smaller upper sashes to 2nd floor which has blocked central window. Projecting shop front (not shown on 1871 map); the shop window, offset to left, has pointed arched lights with colonnettes flanking similarly Gothic door; panelled stallriser and 4-panel door to extreme right with overlight. A old photograph (ca 1920) shows a Gothic style iron balustrade over the fascia.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Nos 2 to 6 and for the special intrest of the shopfront.
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