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Ray Cronin (Newsagents)

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Denbigh - Town, Denbigh, Denbighshire, designated on 20 July 2000.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Ray Cronin (Newsagents), Denbigh, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
20 July 2000
Locality
Denbigh - Town
Community
Denbigh
Unitary authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.18377, -3.41895
Cadw reference
23615

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

On the streetline, at the upper end of Vale Street.

Second-quarter C19 shop with later C19 alterations and C20 renewed shop front.

Three-storey shop premises of rendered brick construction under a slate roof; tall brick end chimney to the R. Symmetrical facade with 2-bay upper floors. The ground floor has a C20 shop front with central entrance recessed between flanking shop windows with canted inner returns; par-glazed door. The shop windows are plain-glazed with small-pane upper sections extended across the entrance bay as a continuous band. To the R of the shop front, flanked by plain pilasters, is an entrance with C20 6-panel door and small-pane overlight in similar style; plain fascia with cornice. The first floor has 2 wooden canted oriels with plain sashes; moulded eaves and hipped slate roofs. The second floor has 2 plain sashes with projecting stone sills.

Listed for its special interest as a second-quarter C19 house retaining good later C19 external character.

Group value with other listed items in Vale Street.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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