Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Church Street
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 8 October 1981
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Conwy
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28033, -3.82987
- Cadw reference
- 3279
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
In a row of terraced houses fronting the street.
History
An C18 house with front and rear remodelled in the C19.
Exterior
Terraced house; pebble-dashed walls, steep slate roof with small skylight, and brick stack shared with No 10 (The Malt House Public House) to the L, and a small stack to the R. 2 storeyed, double fronted, with doorway off-set to right; recessed panel door has a 4-pane overlight. Hornless sash windows are 16-pane in the lower storey under segmental heads, 12-pane in the upper storey below the eaves.
In the rear is a central half-glazed panel door flanked by 16-pane hornless sash windows under cambered heads. The upper storey has 3 similar windows below the eaves, but the central is wider.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as an C18 terraced house retaining its overall form consistent with C19 remodelling, forming a strong visual group with Nos 4, 6 and 10, and contributing to the historical townscape.
Nearby in the register
- 6 Church StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 4 Church StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- The Malt Loaf public house including former No 10 Church StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 22 Rose Hill StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.