Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
38 High Street
Offa, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 June 1980
- Community
- Offa
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04492, -2.99264
- Cadw reference
- 1791
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Exterior
Built as a single house but at one time subdivided. Now once again a single commercial unit to ground floor, with separate offices (part of 40-42) above. First noted as a shop in 1757, the present building is probably late C18, though extensively renewed. Brick with some stone dressings and slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 window range, with C20 shop fronts to ground floor, and 12-pane sash windows above, with painted stone heads with stressed voussoirs. Modillion cornice below parapet. End wall stacks.
Reason for designation
Part of an important group of commercial buildings on High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 39 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 36 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 40 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 41 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.