Mostyn Hall

{{Infobox historic site

| name = Mostyn Hall

| image = Wales mostynhall 2014-05-10.jpg

| caption = The entrance front

| type = House

| locmapin = Wales Flintshire

| map_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|53.3164|-3.2799|display=inline,title}}

| location = Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales

| area =

| 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.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=21517|desc=Mostyn Hall|grade=I |access-date=2 April 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url =http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-21517-mostyn-hall-mostyn| title= Mostyn Hall, Mostyn| publisher= British Listed buildings|access-date = 25 August 2014}}

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.{{sfn|Hubbard|2003|pp=400-401}}

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.{{sfn|Hubbard|2003|pp=400-401}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.mostynestates.co.uk/news/mostyn-hall-opening-to-the-public-for-the-first-time-ever/| title= Mostyn Hall Opening to Public| publisher= Mostyn Estates| access-date = 25 August 2014}}

Architecture and description

=Listing designations=

Mostyn Hall is listed Grade I, the highest grade,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=21517|desc=Mostyn Hall|grade=I |access-date=2 April 2019}} as is Porth Mawr.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=21516|desc=Porth Mawr at Mostyn Hall|grade=I|access-date=2 April 2019}} A number of barns and agricultural buildings on the Mostyn Estate are listed Grade II* including the dovecote and attached range,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26265|desc=Dovecote and adjoining range at Mostyn Hall |grade=II*|access-date=10 April 2022}} a barn to the north-east,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26269|desc=North-east Barn at Mostyn Hall Farm with adjoining stable range and flanking wall|grade=II*|access-date=10 April 2022}} another to the north-west,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26270|desc=North-west Range at Mostyn Hall Farm|grade=II*|access-date=10 April 2022}} and a farm range to the south-west.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26267|desc=South-west Farm Building at Mostyn Hall Farm|grade=II*|access-date=10 April 2022}} A house, and weighbridge are listed at Grade II,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26266|desc=Weighbridge House and weighbridge at Mostyn Hall |grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} as are John Douglas's gates.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26263|desc=Entrance piers, gates and bridge to Mostyn Hall|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} On the wider estate, listed structures include an icehouse,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=334|desc=Mostyn Hall Ice House|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} the walled garden,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26262|desc= Walls to kitchen garden, including gardener's cottage, at Mostyn Hall |grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} and a gamekeeper's cottage.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26273|desc=Keepers House, including outbuildings & yard wall|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} At the estate's perimeter, a number of lodges and their associated gates and railings all have Grade II listings including Drybridge Lodge,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=352|desc=Drybridge Lodge|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} Ivy House,{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26284|desc=Ivy House|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}}{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26285|desc=Gate piers and gates at rear of Ivy House|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} Penlan Lodge,

{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26286|desc=Penlan Lodge|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}}{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26287|desc=Gate piers, gates and railings at Penlan Lodge|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} and Seaview Lodge.{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26288|desc=Seaview Lodge|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}}{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=26289|desc=Gate piers, gates and railings at Seaview Lodge|grade=II|access-date=10 April 2022}} The gardens are listed as Grade II* in the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.{{NHAW|num=PGW(C)14(FLT)|desc=Mostyn Hall|access-date=17 February 2023|uid=13|class=HPG}}