Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Charlton's Stores, Pet & Aquatic Centre
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrwst, Conwy, designated on 19 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1993
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13880, -3.79767
- Cadw reference
- 3603
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To R of The Carlton.
History
Mid C19 with later C19 shopfront.
Exterior
Three storey, two window building in painted rubble, slate roof, large rectangular stone chimney to L. Square second floor windows with modern glazing. Modern glazing (respecting original openings) to first floor (deep stone lintels). On first floor, to right of L window, swivelling cast-iron crane. Ground floor (L) has four-panelled door with overlight. To R, good late C19 shopfront. Central doorway with glazed double doors (light over) set back between windows with colonettes and decorated angle brackets; ventilator grilles over windows. Inscriptions on stallrisers, 'Wines & Spirits', 'Bottled Beers', 'Tea Dealer' and 'Family Grocer'. Flanking pilasters (probably simplified) with scrolls above. Entablature with inscription 'Charlton's Stores'. Sunblind folds above entablature.
Reason for designation
Included for good shopfront and for group value with other listed buildings in Heol Ddinbych.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- The CarltonCommercialunder 1 mi
- The New InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Albion InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pied PiperCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.