Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
27 Chester Street
Rhosddu, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 June 1980
- Community
- Rhosddu
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04767, -2.99202
- Cadw reference
- 1826
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
Location
Part of a terrace on the W side of the street, N of its junction with Lambit Street.
History
Built as a house c1800 and now used as offices.
Exterior
Render over brick with slate roof. 3 storeys, single window range with entrance to left. Panelled door with radial fanlight in moulded pedimented architrave. Wide 40-pane sash windows on ground and first floors, with continuous sill band to first floor; renewed casement windows to attic storey, End wall stack, shared with No 28.
Reason for designation
Forms part of a group with Nos 23, 24-25, 26, 28 and 29 Chester Street, a surviving C19 streetscape now rare in Wrexham.
Nearby in the register
- 28 Chester StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 26 Chester StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 29 Chester StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wingett HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.