Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
26 Regent 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
- 52.96861, -3.16802
- Cadw reference
- 1214
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
Set into a long line of frontages midway along the street.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1844 Tithe map)
Exterior
Simple classical 3-storey, 3-window broad front; painted roughcast with rusticated end quoins and plinth. Modern tiled roof; original bracketed eaves and red brick chimney stacks. Mostly 12 and 16 pane sash windows with moulded architraves, keystones and bracket cills; no glazing bars to 2nd floor left and cill brackets removed to 1st floor left. Central timber panel to 1st floor with raised border and inserted modern windows; formerly a commercial sign for the Sun Brewery. The ground floor has central coach entry serving this former commercial premises. This is flanked to left by a shop front with rounded corner and glazed double doors. To the right of the main opening is a 6-panel door with 2-pane overlight; rusticated architrave. The shop front, coach entry and doorwayy are contained under a deep fascia with cornice.
2 doorways within the through passage, that to the left is pedimented with panneled reveals and that to the right is numbered 26A. Roughcast rear with small pane sash windows; modern extension.
Reason for designation
Group value with Nos 30-34, No 21, The Prince of Wales PH and Cross Lane Nos 4-6.
Nearby in the register
- 28 Regent StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Pottery WorkshopCommercialunder 1 mi
- (including the Arched Entry to the right)Domesticunder 1 mi
- 34 Regent StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.