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 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, 0.5km 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]
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