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Holywell County Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.272 / 53°16'19"N

Longitude: -3.2198 / 3°13'11"W

OS Eastings: 318751

OS Northings: 375698

OS Grid: SJ187756

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYL.QS

Mapcode Global: WH76R.H0ZX

Plus Code: 9C5R7QCJ+R3

Entry Name: Holywell County Court

Listing Date: 19 August 1991

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 431

Building Class: Civil

ID on this website: 300000431

Location: Detached forward to the street.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Built in 1855; similar design to that of the Court House at St Asaph (1853)

Exterior

Symmetrical, Italianate Classical, single storey, 5-bay front. Grey masonry in random courses liberally faced with golden freestone dressings including advanced and channelled pilasters flanking each bay; cornice, frieze and plinth, the latter stepped out below outer windows. Low hipped roof with overall leaded parapet and freestone chimney stacks to ends with bracket cornices and swept out bases. Central bay has pediment containing royal arms.
Round-headed openings; sash windows with marginal glazing bars. Venetian window to centre with keystone, pilasters and bracketed sill. Flanking bays have rusticated surrounds to recessed doorways with steps; that to left is blocked by insertion of similar window; 6-panel door to right with plain fanlight. Windows to outer bays have keystones to tall architraves including panelled aprons. Side elevations have paired channelled end pilasters. Taller hipped roof range behind with simpler detail and central stack to the front. Internally the Court Room retains dais over Judges panelled bench.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a fine mid C19 public building.

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