Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
55 King Street
Rhosddu, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhosddu, Wrexham, designated on 30 May 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1951
- Community
- Rhosddu
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04890, -2.99551
- Cadw reference
- 1847
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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
Prominently sited at the junction of King Street and Rhosddu Road.
History
Terrace of 7 shops with accommodation over, purpose built, and forming part of the original development of King Street which is said to have been the first residential street formerlly laid out in Wrexham, and had been established by 1828.
Exterior
Brick with slate roof. 3 storeys. Elevation to King Street is articulated as 3 3-window ranges divided by narrow recessed rendered bays each with 6-panelled door giving access to passage entry, and 8-pane sash window above. Each of the main blocks between these recessed bays has 3 segmental arches to ground floor with tripartite sash windows (some renewed) in outer arches and paired doorways (originally with 6-panelled doors but many now renewed) in inner arch. Cast iron medallions to either side of doorways. Upper windows are 12-pane sashes with flat arched gauged brick heads (6-pane windows to attic storey). Curved corner to Rhosddu Road with segmental arch to ground floor over 12-pane sash window, then 2-window range return, with renewed entrance. Axial stacks set towards rear. Adjoining the terrace to the right on the Rhosddu Road elevation, a former coach house is now also used as offices. Inserted lower windows (the relieving arches of the earlier openings still visible above) and stone dressed oculi above.
Nearby in the register
- 57 King StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 59 King StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 61 King StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 63 King StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.