Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage Tea Rooms
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97055, -3.17056
- Cadw reference
- 1147
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
L-plan group at the N end of the street; at a splayed angle to Castle Street and the corner with Parade Street. Known colloquially as Ham and Egg Square and formerly extended further forward to the left.
History
Probably early C19 group of 2-storey cottages
Exterior
Probably early C19 group of 2-storey cottages with whitewashed rubble fronts. Old slate roofs; wide boarded eaves and red brick chimney stacks. 2-window front facing towards bridge and 3-window front facing Castle Street; both parts formerly comprised 2 cottages. 1st floor has small pane sliding sash windows and also to the ground floor at the corner; one is camber headed. The Cottage Tea Rooms has 2 modern bow windows and boarded doors. The left hand range had 2 doorways to centre, one now blocked, the other with half glazed door. Modern shop window at end. The gable has been rebuilt after 1930 - formerly a high parapet (see old photographs). 4-pane sash shop window beside door. The gable slopes down to left to screen yard bordered by rubble wall. Further small pane casements and lean-to on taller cross range at rear.
Reason for designation
Group value with neighbouring listed item in Castle Street and Bridge Street.
Nearby in the register
- Gabriel'sCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on the pavement outside the Town HallCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.