Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Police Station
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
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97024, -3.17105
- Cadw reference
- 1197
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
Detached midway along the street at right angles to Town Hall
History
Built in 1867 by Lloyd Williams and Underwood; plain Gothic style.
Exterior
2-storey, 4-bay front of snecked rubble with hipped slate roof and stone chimney stack to right corner; freestone dressings. Left hand bay is advanced with stepped corner buttresses. Paired lancets to 1st floor with stepped heads and horizontal glazing bars. Caernarvon arch heads to ground floor; paired lights either side of doorway. The advanced bay has pointed arch entrance with stopped label; opens onto hallway.
To left side Caernarvon arch windows are stepped up lighting staircase. Gable above with cusped timberwork to apex and further gable to left with 2-light window, 3-bay right hand side to Greenfield with similar pointed and Caernarvon arch window arrangement. Lower cross range to rear with boarded doors, part stock brick.
Reason for designation
Group value with Town Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Ectarc (Former Bedyddwyr Chapel)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on the pavement outside the Town HallCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Gabriel'sCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.