Cornist Hall

Cornist Hall

Cornish Hall is a large house 1 mile (2 km) west-southwest of the town of Flint, Flintshire, Wales. Originally known as Lower Cornist, the property was significantly altered by Richard Muspratt in about 1884 then greatly rebuilt by the Summers family – when it became their main residence in 1889. It was the birthplace in 1746 of Thomas Totty, an admiral who served under Lord Nelson.[1] In about 1884 the industrialist Richard Muspratt commissioned the Chester architect John Douglas to re-model the house, but Muspratt died before this could be executed.[2] It was later owned by members of the Summers family, who ran the ironworks business of John Summers and Sons in Shotton and who made extensive alterations to the house.[1][3] In 1953 the ownership of the house passed to the Local Authority who modified the interior for catering purposes.[4] The Napier family took it over in 1987 and developed it as a wedding and dining venue.[1] The house is built in brick and stone in Jacobethan style.[4]

See also

  • List of houses and associated buildings by John Douglas

References

  1. ^ a b c Butler, Carl (23 January 2009), "Flint’s Cornist Hall goes on market", Daily Post (North Wales) (Trinity Mirror), http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/01/23/flint-s-cornist-hall-goes-on-market-55578-22758647/, retrieved 29 November 2009 
  2. ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. pp. 147–148, 254. ISBN 0 901657 16 6. 
  3. ^ Redhead, Brian; Gooddie, Sheila (1987), London: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 81, ISBN 0 340 26911 1 
  4. ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1986). The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd. London: Penguin. pp. 351–352. ISBN 0 14 071052 3. 

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Coordinates: 53°14′29″N 3°09′50″W / 53.2415°N 3.1638°W / 53.2415; -3.1638

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