Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
22 Castle Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11296, -3.31068
- Cadw reference
- 87293
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Adjoining the S end of Nos 20-21, at the S end of Castle Street, close to the entrance to Ruthin Castle.
History
Mainly C19-20.
Exterior
The house is a lean-to against No 21 Castle Street. A narrow gabled 2-storey range facing S, with irregular lean-tos flanking. Rendered and lined under slate roofs. Late C20 wooden doors and windows, mainly in weather-boarded panels. Entrance front to gable end, containing a glazed door with sidelight to R in a full-height weather-boarded panel, with top-hung window to upper storey. Large lean-to to L, against cross-wing of No 20-21, and projecting in front of gabled range, where it has a triangular plan to fit within the boundary walls; wide top-hung window to E side. Against R-hand return of gabled range, a lean-to with 2-light small-pane casement, in front of which is a smaller lean-to shed with boarded door to E end.
Entrance is through a stone boundary wall, stepped down at right-angles from the gateway to Ruthin Castle Hotel. Late C20 boarded door to far R, adjacent to corner of No 21; pointed-arched entrance to garden to L, with a similar door.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with 20-21 Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- 20-21 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Boundary wall to rear gardenDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 16 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.