Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Bank (including the Lower Range entered from Capel Street
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96896, -3.16982
- Cadw reference
- 1101
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 the W corner with Chapel Street.
History
Dated 1855 and initialled CSR (to rainwater head). Simple classical commercial premises with distinctive rounded corner.
Exterior
3-storey and attic, 6-window red brick front with steep slate roof and red brick chimney stacks; bracket eaves and freestone dressings including cill bands, lintels and architraves to ground floor. The facade is divided into three 2-window sections with the central one advanced and curved around the corner; gabled dormers to the outer bays; 4 and 6-pane casement windows to 2nd and 1st floors. Cross frame windows to ground floor which has intermittant freestone quoins and entablature. The window architraves have cornices and panelled aprons. The main entrance is to the left of the curved section and has fluted architrave with keystone; two windows squeezed in to right; further entrance to left, both with double panelled doors.
2-storey extension (vertical break in construction) to right facing Chapel Street of similar period and also red brick with hipped slate roof; squared later oriel to 1st floor and 6-pane casement below; 1st floor cill band continues. Paired windows to side elevation over tall pedimented doorcase; panelled door and flanking lamp brackets. Gate piers to coach house at back.
Interior
The main entrance hall retains deep bracket cornice with egg and dart and acanthus detail. Panelled mahogany counter furnishings.
Reason for designation
Group value with No 4 Berwyn Street, Old Town Hall and Rehoboth Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Pillar Box on the corner with Chapel St & Berwyn StCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Watkins & WilliamsCommercialunder 1 mi
- No.1 (Sylvan)Commercialunder 1 mi
- The Old ArmouryCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.