Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 24 October 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 24 October 1950
- Locality
- Clwyd Street
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11394, -3.31288
- Cadw reference
- 867
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
In a block of buildings towards the lower part of the street.
History
A large near-symmetrical C17 timber-framed building, originally with a lobby-entrance. Joseph David Jones, musician and composer, established the Clwyd Bank Academy here. At a later date, Clwyd Bank was a farm-house, with outbuildings, now garages, to the rear. The house is now divided.
Exterior
32 and 34 Clwyd Street form a group.
Large 5-window range with central gabled porch wing, of 2 storeys with attics. Roughcast over timber-framing on a plinth, under a slate roof with central clustered brick stack. The W gable end is random stone, with a brick stack. To each side of the porch wing is a high gabled attic dormer with small triangular iron-glazed window, and scalloped barge boards. Rear, partly seen, is roughcast, with 3 gabled wings, that to centre probably C19, those flanking, late C20.
No 32 includes the former porch wing and the R-hand part of the main range. The porch wing has a lower ridge-height; it is close-studded to the ground floor, with 2 small square windows with quarries. First floor is square-panelled with a tall wooden cross-window; diamond framing to gable. To R-hand return of porch wing, 2-light casement with quarries (original door position unknown). 2-window main range, with entrance in angle with former porch wing: slated porch canopy, hipped to R end, on a timber post. Inside are 2 mid-late C20 small-pane glazed doors, each with an inner sidelight. The windows are 3-light wooden casements with quarries, that above lean-to porch smaller. Rear has a central 2-storey gabled wing, possibly C19, with a large tripartite window to each storey and a recessed roundel to gable. Further gabled wing to far L, probably late C20.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* for its exceptional architectural interest as a large C17 timber-framed lobby-entrance town-house, retaining good detail, the near-symmetrical plan-form with central porch-wing suggesting an element of renaissance planning.
Nearby in the register
- Clwyd BankNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 30 Clwyd StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 36 Clwyd StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Eagle StoresCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.