80 Mostyn Street

Cadw's description

Location

Part of a group of buildings between corner with Lloyd Street and corner with Market Street.

History

Circa 1865. Formerly Edward Owen's butchers shop.

Exterior

Shop. Two storeys plus attic; two window front. Slate roof, stucco front. Two gabled dormers to attic (sash glazing). Cornice with toothing; continuous stringcourse on second floor which rises above second floor windows to form square-headed dripstone and which forms a triangular shape in space between the windows. On second floor, 2 square-headed sash windows with quoined architraves. On first floor, right hand bay has a segmental headed sash window with moulded head and flanking columns, cornice over; to left hand a canted three-light bay window with segmental headed lights, flanking columns and toothed cornice. On the ground floor, modern shopfront with deep fascia board, above which is group of C19 iron panels and cresting relating to "Edward Owen & Sons, Purveyors of Meat...", and lettering "Breeders", "Farmers", "Purveyors".

Reason for designation

Part of a good group of C19 buildings in town's most important shopping street. Iron lettering and panels a rare survival from this period. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.