Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Steeple Corner
Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 23 September 1950
- Locality
- Beaumaris
- Town
- Beaumaris
- Community
- Beaumaris
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.26458, -4.09506
- Cadw reference
- 5684
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the corner with Steeple Lane.
History
An early C19 house shown on the 1829 town plan.
Exterior
A 2½-storey 3-window house of whitened pebble dashed walls, slate roof, brick stack to the R and pebble-dashed stack to the L. The central entrance has a fielded-panel door and 4-pane overlight, in a wooden doorcase with fluted pilasters, panelled entablature and deep moulded cornice. Windows have smooth-rendered architraves, and are 16-pane hornless sashes in the lower storey, 12-pane horned sashes R and L in the upper storey and a similar hornless sash window in the centre. The roof has a raised slate-hung attic storey with 3 replacement windows. On the L side is a Victorian letterbox in a smooth-rendered surround, and a cast iron street sign.
The rear has a small central stair window, to the R of which are a 16-pane horned sash window in the lower storey and a 9-pane horned sash window above. On the L side is a 1-storey wing, of whitened rubble stone and slate roof, skylight and brick stack to the L. It has a glazed door with replacement window to the L and inserted garage doors at the L end.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a house retaining early C19 character and detail, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Wexham Street and Church Street.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Wexham StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Crofton CottageNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 5 Wexham StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bwthyn AnneNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.