Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
House and St David's Hospice Shop
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
- 53.28104, -3.82956
- Cadw reference
- 3303
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 block of commercial and residential buildings fronting the street.
History
A mid C19 shop and house first shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey. Probably a single build with numbers 19 and 21.
Exterior
A late-Georgian style 3-storey shop and house in a single range with Nos 19-21. The white roughcast front has rusticated grey quoins, under a slate roof with roughcast stack to the L. It has a modern 3-light shop window which has a rock-faced stall riser, and glazed doors to the L, all under a modern fascia. Windows have eared and lugged architraves, with pediment and 12-pane hornless sashes to the 1st floor, 9-pane to the 2nd floor.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a commercial and residential building retainingf definite C19 character notwithstanding modern shop front, and for its contribution to the historical townscape.
Nearby in the register
- House and Conwy Fine WinesNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Office and The BookshopNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Conwy Town WallsTown Wallunder 1 mi
- Edwards Fresh FoodNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.