Store houses, garages and steps to the rear of Victoria Terrace

Location

At the rear of and facing the lane behind Victoria Terrace.

History

Built in 1937 by Colwyn Foulkes, architect of Colwyn Bay, during refurbishment of Victoria Terrace and its subdivision into apartments.

Exterior

A 2-storey block of pebble-dashed brick, hipped slate roof rounded at the ends, in sub Arts-and-Crafts style. The front, facing the lane at the rear of the terrace, has central and outer round-headed doorways with freestone arch rings and boarded doors. Flanking the central doorway are 3-light windows under concrete lintels to storey houses. A similar window is to the R of the L-hand doorway. To the L of centre are 5 garage doors, and to the R of centre 8 garage doors, all with concrete surrounds. Above are 10 windows, of 4 small panes, lighting the store houses, in pairs alternating with 5 round vents. Stone steps are at the L end. At the R end a rubble-stone wall curves round, then the wall is built of better quality snecked freestone and terminates in a round freestone pier, the cap missing, which stands beside stone steps to the upper level.

At the upper level is a walkway with concrete coping, providing access to the store houses. These are reached through 5 round-headed entrances to lobbies, in which boarded doors are to the R and L, each store house having 3 round vents.

Reason for designation

Listed for its special architectural interest as an ancillary building of definite quality and character, and for group value with Victoria Terrace.