Nerquis Hall
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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b "Nerquis Hall". DiCamillo. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b "English". Coflein. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b c "Nerquis Hall Estate Records, - National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts". archifau.llyfrgell.cymru. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Gardens (en), Parks and. "Nerquis Hall - Mold". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Folly at Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Orangery at Nerquis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Adjoining Garden Wall at Nerquis Hall Estate, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Ground Floor of Former E Wing, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Stable/Office Range at Nerquis Hall Estate, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Lower Gates & Forecourt Wall at Nequis Hall, Nercwys, Flintshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Cadw. "Details from online database (PGW(C)50(FLT))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 February 2023.