Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
562
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/04/1987
Date of Amendment
30/04/2001
Name of Property
Folly Tower at Talacre Abbey
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Llanasa
Town
Locality
Talacre
Easting
310525
Northing
383342
Street Side
Location
In woodland on the SE side of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Talacre Abbey was built 1824-9 by Thomas Jones, architect, for Sir Edward Mostyn, on the site of an earlier house. The folly tower, built to provide views over the Dee Estuary to the N, was built in the third quarter of the C19 and is shown on the 1871 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A 2-stage tower of rubble-stone walls built partly on exposed bedrock, but in ruinous condition and obscured by vegetation. The main pointed doorway is in the N wall, while in the E wall is a doorway leading to stairs to the upper stage. On the W side is a shallow projection with a second lower-stage doorway, and an attached wall. The upper stage has large openings in the N and W walls, and a small opening in the E wall.
Interior
In the lower stage is a shell room, incorporating fireplace and bench, in which the walls are covered with shells and quartz. The projection on the W side incorporates side benches.
Reason for designation
Listed as an important component of the landscaped park at Talacre Abbey and as an important component of the pleasure grounds at Talacre Abbey.
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