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Avery's

Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Avery's, Llangollen, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
22 December 1989
Community
Llangollen
Unitary authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.96917, -3.17030
Cadw reference
1139

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Near the top end of the street.

History

Contemporary with the 1860's development of the town centre and the creation of Castle Street. This scheme was coneived by Morris Roberts (Owen Morris Roberts of Porthmadog) and the layout designed by W H Hill of Oswestry.

Exterior

3-storey, 3+2-window painted brick front; slate roof, stock brick chimney stacks and dentil eaves band; 2nd floor cill band. Mainly 4-pane sash windows; cornices to 1st floor. Fire certificate from Shropshire and North Wales Company. Contemporary shop front with splayed central entrance; decorative iron ventilation panels to stallriser. Modern shop window to right and 4-panel door at extreme right end.
Tall boarded doors to carriage entry at left opening onto brick cobbled path.
Lower extension to rear with panelled loading doors.

Reference: Hubbard, "Clwyd", p 219.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with neighbouring listed items on Castle Street (E side).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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