Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Upper Clwyd Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Upper Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 30 December 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2005
- Locality
- Upper Clwyd Street
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11416, -3.31092
- Cadw reference
- 87281
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the top of Upper Clwyd Street, adjacent to the Wine Vaults PH.
History
Probably C18, the front remodelled c1900 to form a house and a shop.
Exterior
House to R and shop to L, of 2-storeys-with-attics; the floor levels of the house are lower, following the slope of the ground. The front is rendered and lined over a plinth, slate roof, brick stacks to R end and L of centre. The house has a round-arched doorway to R containing a half-glazed panelled door under an overlight with stained glass and quarries. To its L is a large plain-glazed window. 1st floor has a horned 4-pane sash widow, R of which and set down is a small round-arched horned sash, possibly a stairlight. Attic storey has a pair of narrow horned sashes immediately under the eaves, and a further small round-arched sash to the R.
The shop front has plain pilasters, the capitals with shields bearing the date 1900, which support a dentilled cornice over a fascia. Panelled stall board; original glazing with 2 large lights with moulded mullions. Splayed entrance to L, the mainly glazed panelled door with some small-pane glazing; plain overlight. Above the shop front is a 4-pane horned sash window. Offset to L is a gabled attic dormer containing a 2-light casement. Adjoining properties to L and R, rear not visible.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a combined house and shop of c1900, with a good, well-preserved and dated shop front, and consistent contemporary architectural character.
Nearby in the register
- Wine Vaults Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Siop LlyfrCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2A Upper Clwyd StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Upper Clwyd StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.