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The King's Head PH

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2727 / 53°16'21"N

Longitude: -3.2209 / 3°13'15"W

OS Eastings: 318680

OS Northings: 375777

OS Grid: SJ186757

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZYL.HJ

Mapcode Global: WH76K.HZGY

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFH+3M

Entry Name: The King's Head PH

Listing Date: 19 August 1991

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 452

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000452

Location: Detached to left, at the top (SE) end of the street by Victoria Square.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Earlier C19; late-Georgian

Exterior

3-storey, 3-window painted pebbledash front with plinth and cemented band courses (one stone) below sills. Hipped platform slate roof with bracketed and boarded eaves; red brick chimney stacks. Horned 9-pane sashes to 2nd floor, 12-pane to 1st floor centre flanked by tripartite small pane windows with panelled aprons; channelled ground floor with segmental headed windows and similar aprons (boarded up at time of inspection - April 1990). Broad central porch with parapet pierced with round arched openings; paired pilasters flank entrance with half-glazed double doors and sidelights; glazed sides to porch. PH sign to 1st floor left of centre. 3-bay left side elevation with similar 9 and 12-pane sash windows; right hand windows (near front) blocked up and those on ground floor boarded up. Stepped down is a 2-storey, 3 2-window cross range along which bandcourse is continued in cement; similar detail.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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