Basic Site Details | Name: | Flagstaff Hill | | Town, district or village: | Colwyn Bay | | City or county: | | | Country: | Wales | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The Manchester surgeon, Dr Walter Whitehead, who commissioned the architect Dan Gibson to design a house and the landscape architect Thomas Mawson to lay out the gardens. The gardens were made in 1898-99, along with the gatehouse, outbuildings, and glasshouses. But the grand mansion planned was never built, and Whitehead lived in retirement in the gatehouse. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | House | | | | Garden | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | | Build/construction | Lower Lodge and entrance |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Dan Gibson | | A | 1903 | | Lower Lodge and entrance | | Thomas Hayton Mawson | | A | 1903 | | Gardens |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Whitehead, Dr Walter | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Mawson, Thomas | 1912 | The Art and Craft of Garden Making | | | | | RCAHMW | | http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/CPG056/ | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Simon Tushingham | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent January 2014 |
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