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Nerquis Hall

Nerquis Hall

Gentry house in Nercwys, Flintshire, Wales


Nerquis Hall (Welsh: Neuadd Nercwys) is a 17th-century gentry house located in the North Wales village of Nercwys, Flintshire.[1] Completed in the mid-1600s, the hall has survived in good condition and is currently a private residence.[2] Nerquis Hall was designated a Grade I listed building in October 1952.[1]

Nerquis Hall

History

Nerquis Hall was constructed for John Wynne (of the Welsh Wynne family) in 1638, with the interior likely completed afterwards in 1640.[1] Part of a larger estate, the hall is a two-storey brick and sandstone structure and is largely intact.[1][3] Refurbishments to the property were notably undertaken in the late 18th century by John Giffard, who added an east and west wing to the property in 1797.[1] However, these alterations were later demolished when the estate was sold in the 1960s, with only the ground floor of the east wing remaining untouched.[1][3] Though not open to the public, the interior is noted as having a 19th-century Gothic style.[2][1]

Owned by John Wynne, Nerquis Hall was passed down to his son Robert in 1643 and then through his family line until its sale in the 1960s.[4] Documents from 1873, when the estate was owned by Phillips Lloyd Fletcher, estimate the size as 3,877 acres.[4] Part of the properties wider significance is that some original documents from its 17th-century construction have survived, for example detailing the contracted work of carpenter Evan Jones. These records are now kept at the National Library of Wales.[1][4]

Other estate buildings

Nerquis Hall is located within a larger estate and 18th-century formal ornamental gardens.[5] Many other structures within the estate are Grade II listed buildings, including but not limited to:

  • A late-18th-century folly, 0.5 km north-east of the hall.[6]
  • A 1813 brick and glass orangery, west of the hall.[7]
  • An 18th-century adjoining garden wall, north-east of the hall.[8]
  • The remaining ground floor of the east wing, built in 1797.[9]
  • The 18th-century stable range, north-east of the hall.[10]
  • The 18th-century decorative iron lower gates and forecourt wall, north-west of the hall.[11]

The parks and gardens are listed as Grade II in the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[12]


References

  1. "Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. "Nerquis Hall". DiCamillo. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. "English". Coflein. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  4. Gardens (en), Parks and. "Nerquis Hall - Mold". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  5. "Folly at Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  6. "Orangery at Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  7. "Adjoining Garden Wall at Nerquis Hall Estate, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  8. "Ground Floor of Former E Wing, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  9. "Stable/Office Range at Nerquis Hall Estate, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  10. "Lower Gates & Forecourt Wall at Nequis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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