Former Women's Land Army Hostel is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 February 2010. Hostel.
Former Women's Land Army Hostel
- WRENN ID
- leaning-chapel-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Flintshire
- Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside MP: Sir Mark Tami (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2010
- Type
- Hostel
- Address
- Former Women's Land Army Hostel, Sealand
- OS grid reference
- SJ 361 679
- Coordinates
- 53.205, -2.9573
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Former Women's Land Army Hostel is a single-storey building constructed in brick, designed in a cruciform plan oriented on a north-south axis. It features narrow window openings fitted with metal casements, along with concrete lintels and sills; some of these windows have been infilled due to later reuse. The roof is made of corrugated asbestos sheets and includes ventilators.
To the south, there is a long dormitory wing, which has a small toilet outshut to the east, while shorter dormitory blocks are located to the north and west. The eastern wing serves as the service area and includes a tall structure that combines a chimney with a header water tank tower. Additionally, there are south-facing vehicle and implement sheds, accompanied by a concrete turning area in front.
Inside, a central circulation area connects each wing. The dormitory wings have mostly been converted for animal accommodation but still preserve their original roof structure and lights above the inserted ceilings. The service wing maintains its original doors and partitions, which include a boiler room and a workshop/office.
Local climate
Former Women's Land Army Hostel receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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