Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Post Office (excluding Dalesford)
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96892, -3.17226
- Cadw reference
- 1100
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On W edge of the town with rear elevation to Hall Street.
History
Mid C19; built as a Baptist College and became a private house ca 1900.
Exterior
Late Georgian 3-storey, 3-window rendered front. Tall hipped slate roof, roughcast chimney stack to right and wide boarded eaves, horned 9 and 12 pane sash windows. Overall simple classical shop front with cornice and paired pilasters flanking openings; tripartite small pane windows and central double boarded doors. Polished granite plinth and railed steps.
2-window right hand side with similar detail and doorway to right end.
Reason for designation
Group value with the Cambrian Hotel.
Nearby in the register
- Masonic HallInstitutionalunder 1 mi
- Laurel CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cambrian HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 25 Hall StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.