Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
14 Castle Street including forecourt railings
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 4 July 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 July 1966
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11331, -3.31077
- Cadw reference
- 837
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Fronting Castle Street close to its junction with Record Street.
History
C18, remodelled with new facade detail in the mid C19.
Exterior
Range of 2 storeys with attic; gable-fronted to street, entrance to N side. Constructed of brick on a stone plinth, the E gable end and N side roughcast; slate roof; lateral brick stack to each side, that to N truncated. Gabled front is a 3-window range with closely-spaced 12-pane hornless sashes in raised eared surrounds; top-hung 3-over-6-pane window to attic; cellar opening to plinth; Roof projects at gable with scalloped barge boards and finial. N side is 2-window with doorcase L of centre: panelled pilasters and moulded capitals, supporting a gabled hood on curved brackets, containing a part-glazed 6-panel door. Wooden cross-windows with quarry glazing, to R of door, and 2 aligned above to upper storey. South side has similar windows with quarries: large central cross-window at mid-level, probably a stair-light, with 2-light casement aligned above and under the eaves. Window to L, to each storey. Added to rear, a shallow bay, roughcast with a hipped swept roof. It has a late C20 plain-glazed wooden casement to gable (ground floor not seen); similar single light to N side at ground floor level.
Bounding a small fore-court to the gabled front, iron railings with alternate spear finials, and stamped bosses to rails; gate to N end.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as a town-house retaining distinctive C18 and mid C19 character and detail, and for its contribution to the historic townscape. Group value with the surrounding listed buildings in Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- Bron y GaerDomesticunder 1 mi
- 16 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas yn DreNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bron y Gaer MewsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.