Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
51 Church 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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96882, -3.16533
- Cadw reference
- 1161
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
At the end of the street near the junction with Regent Street.
History
Formerly an Inn. Dated 1760 and initialled PRM above the door; the structure is however probably late C17/early C18.
Exterior
C19 rewindowing etc. Symmetrical painted roughcast front with rusticated quoins and plinth. Old slate roof with cement render chimney stacks to right; boarded eaves. Horned 4 pane sashes, those to 1st floor rise through the eaves; central blind panel. Deep lugged lintels to ground floor that to the centre containing the ornamental datestone. Gothick small pane glazing to the top of the door. 2 storey and attic rendered rubble gable end with small pane windows and half glazed stable door below. 3 storey cross range beyond with glazing as on the front with chimney breast to rear gable. Land drops away steeply to rear down to former mill pond.
Interior
The hall has stop chamfered cross beam and carved initials, as outside, to the fireplace lintel. Large cupboard may represent site of former fireplace stairs. Larger fireplace to left end. The main bedroom is open to the roof with rubble rear wall and paired purlins; half-timbered wall backing onto the staircase. Boarded doors. Brick stairs to cellar.
Reason for designation
Group value with adjoining listed in Church Street and Nos 66 and 68 Regent Street.
Nearby in the register
- 49 Church StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Sun Inn PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Llangollen Hide & Skin Co. Ltd.Commercialunder 1 mi
- 47 Regent StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.