Holywell Workhouse Chapel was built in association with Holywell Workhouse in Old Chester Road,

Holywell Holywell may refer to: * Holywell, Flintshire, Wales * Holywell, Swords, Ireland * Holywell, Bedfordshire, England * Holywell, Cambridgeshire, England * Holywell, Cornwall, England * Holywell, Dorset, England * Holywell, Eastbourne, East Susse ...

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, Wales (). It was built, together with some "

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' wards" for the

workhouse In Britain, a workhouse () was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. (In Scotland, they were usually known as poorhouses.) The earliest known use of the term ''workhouse'' ...

, in 1883–84 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas. The chapel is built in stone with a slate roof and has a shingled

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. The workhouse later became

Lluesty Hospital Lluesty Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Lluesty) was a community hospital in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital had its origins in the Holywell Union Workhouse which was designe ...

. The chapel is designated by

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as Grade II

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Buildings and structures in Flintshire Chapels in Flintshire John Douglas buildings Churches completed in 1884 19th-century church buildings in Wales Gothic Revival church buildings in Wales {{Wales-church-stub

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