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The Red Lion PH

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2735 / 53°16'24"N

Longitude: -3.2221 / 3°13'19"W

OS Eastings: 318599

OS Northings: 375860

OS Grid: SJ185758

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYL.68

Mapcode Global: WH76K.GZWC

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFH+95

Entry Name: The Red Lion PH

Listing Date: 26 July 1951

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 448

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: Red Lion, Holywell
The Red Lion P.H. High Street

ID on this website: 300000448

Location: Set into the line of street frontages near facade of former Town Hall.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Earlier C19 (shown on 1833 map); late-Georgian.

Exterior

3-storey, 2-window painted brick front including painted-on quoins and plinth. Slate roof, moulded eaves band and roughcast end chimney stacks. 9-pane sash windows to 2nd floor flanking blocked central opening; small pane tripartite windows to 1st floor flanking PH sign. Similar size window to ground floor right with glazing bars removed; 12-pane sash to left. Steps up to central porch with replaced timber columns and radiating fanlight over 6-panel door with flanking Doric columns. Square-headed former carriage entry to left, extending beneath part of No 30 - this was the mail coach's entrance to the former Old Post Office Place. At rear, later cross range curves back and includes large chimney stack on the gable end. Slightly lower 1-window range beyond.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its preserved town centre late-Georgian front.

Group value.

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  • II 3 (The Apple Tree)
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  • II 29
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  • II 27
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  • II 25
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  • II NO.27 Panton Place, Clwyd
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  • II National Westminster Bank
    On the corner with Panton Place towards the SE end of the street.
  • II NO.26 Panton Place, Clwyd
    Planned terrace leading off the SW side of the High Street; adjoins National Westminster Bank at NE end; Memorial Gardens to SW end. Set in the slope, facing Nos 1 to 13 (SE side).

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