Cilcain Hall
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Cilcain Hall is a country house 2 miles (3 km) north-northeast of the village of Cilcain
, Flintshire
, Wales
. It was built in 1875–77 for W. B. Buddicom and designed by the Chester
architect John Douglas
. The hall is built in stone and has a red tile roof. Its architecture includes Elizabethan
elements. Douglas also designed an entrance lodge which was built around the same time on the main road. The lodge is no longer present.
Cilcain
Cilcain is a small community, near Mold in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village has an industrial history and includes the Millennium Woods, a post office, a public house, a parish church and a village hall....
, Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It was built in 1875–77 for W. B. Buddicom and designed by the Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
architect John Douglas
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
. The hall is built in stone and has a red tile roof. Its architecture includes Elizabethan
Elizabethan architecture
Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy, the Early Renaissance in France, and the Plateresque style in Spain...
elements. Douglas also designed an entrance lodge which was built around the same time on the main road. The lodge is no longer present.