Leeswood Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 October 1952. A Georgian Hall.
Leeswood Hall
- WRENN ID
- tangled-chancel-larch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1952
- Type
- Hall
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
NW garden front of 2 storeys, 2+4+2 bays wide (original end bays slightly advanced). Cement rendered red brick, ashlar dressings, slate roofs with rendered stacks. Heavy moulded cornice breaks forward over giant Corinthian pilasters to angles, balustraded parapet to centre bays; overall sill band, lugged architraves, segmental pediments over ground floor windows with aprons in stone plinth. Small-pane Regency sash windows, later porch in angle towards right. Fluted cornice brackets set in walls between upper outer bays. Similar treatment to 4-bay right elevation; left flank awaiting reconstruction at time of survey (1996), banded quoins to rear angle with added brick service wing to rear.
Retains some original 1720s plasterwork, panelled doors and window splays, marble chimney pieces with curved angles and carved keyblocks, that to main reception room containing carved arched dolphin, the Wynne emblem. Principle suite of public rooms and staircase hall are Regency with reeded architraves, restrained plasterwork, fine imperial staircase with iron balustrade etc. Rear drawing room contains segmental plasterwork ceiling. Present kitchen was former library and contains C18 marble fireplace with keystone. Billiard room possibly the former servants hall has stone flagged floor and contains re-used C17 wooden fireplace and overmantle, decorated with strapwork detailing and the carved date 1667. Upper floor served by spinal corridor.
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