Mostyn Hall Explained

Mostyn Hall
Type:House
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:53.3164°N -3.2799°W
Location:Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales
Built:Medieval origins, rebuilt in the 19th century
Architect:Ambrose Poynter, for the 19th century reconstruction
Architecture:Jacobethan
Governing Body:Privately owned
Designation1:Grade I listed building
Designation1 Offname:Mostyn Hall
Designation1 Date:22 October 1952
Designation1 Number:21517
Designation2:Grade I listed building
Designation2 Offname:Porth Mawr, Mostyn Hall
Designation2 Date:22 October 1952
Designation2 Number:21516
Designation3:Grade II* listed building
Designation3 Offname:Dovecote and adjoining range at Mostyn Hall
Designation3 Date:28 March 2002
Designation3 Number:26265
Designation4:Grade II* listed building
Designation4 Offname:North-east Barn at Mostyn Hall Farm with adjoining stable range and flanking wall
Designation4 Date:28 March 2002
Designation4 Number:26269
Designation5:Grade II* listed building
Designation5 Offname:South-west Farm Building at Mostyn Hall Farm
Designation5 Date:28 March 2002
Designation5 Number:26267

Mostyn Hall is a large house standing in 25 acres (10 hectares) of garden near the village of Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.

History

It is not known for how long a building has been present on the site, but the great hall is thought to have been built by 1470. The house was substantially upgraded in 1631-2 by Roger and Mary Mostyn, descendants of Ieuan Fychan, whose grandson had adopted the Mostyn surname.[1]

Since 1660 the hall has been the seat of the Mostyn Baronets, and since 1831, of the barons Mostyn. In the 1840s the 1st Baron Mostyn commissioned architect Ambrose Poynter to remodel the house, which was carried out mainly in 1846–47 in a Jacobethan style inspired by the pre-existing building.

Porth Mawr is a former Tudor gatehouse block to the south west of the house which dates from 1570. Ornamental entrance gates leading to the house were designed in early 18th-century Baroque style by the Chester architect John Douglas and constructed by James Swindley in 1896.

The hall is still in the hands of the Mostyn family. Since 2014 it has been open to the public on a limited number of days in the year.[2]

Architecture and description

Listing designations

Mostyn Hall is listed Grade I, the highest grade, as is Porth Mawr. A number of barns and agricultural buildings on the Mostyn Estate are listed Grade II* including the dovecote and attached range, a barn to the north-east, another to the north-west, and a farm range to the south-west. A house, and weighbridge are listed at Grade II, as are John Douglas's gates. On the wider estate, listed structures include an icehouse, the walled garden, and a gamekeeper's cottage. At the estate's perimeter, a number of lodges and their associated gates and railings all have Grade II listings including Drybridge Lodge, Ivy House, Penlan Lodge, and Seaview Lodge. The gardens are listed as Grade II* in the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mostyn Hall, Mostyn. British Listed buildings. 25 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Mostyn Hall Opening to Public. Mostyn Estates. 25 August 2014.