A FLINTSHIRE landmark designed with "ingenuity" is set to be granted Grade II listed across the whole of its site.
Currently, three sections of the Shotton Steel building and its grounds are listed by Cadw as being of "special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it".
And now, the fourth section of the site - its gardens - are set to receive Grade II listed status, from its current position on the non-Statutory register of historic parks and gardens in Wales.
The building has been the target of vandals over recent years, but a local enterprise group - Enbarr Enterprises - hopes to one day turn it into a community hub.
In a letter outlining the proposals, Cadw said of the reasons behind the plans is: "The survival of the layout, formal structure and much of the major planting of a formal garden and forecourt designed with ingenuity and subtly by the very distinguished landscape architect Brenda Colvin to complement the adjacent office buildings.
Historical pictures show how Enbarr wants to recreate the gardens. (Credit - Shotton Steel archives)
Vicki Roskams, engagement manager at Enbarr, welcomed the news that the whole of the site is set for Grade II listed status.
She said: "Because of the fantastic work of both the foundation and the local community, both CADW and the Welsh Government have recognised what an amazing asset and the great level of historical significance the gardens of the John Summers Clock Tower are.
"This is an amazing achievement for Flintshire to have a place such of historical significance which is now protected for future generations to learn about our great manufacturing and industrial past."
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