Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
25 Well Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2005
- Locality
- Well Street
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11390, -3.30832
- Cadw reference
- 87295
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
On a corner site at the junction of Well Street and Wynnstay Road, the entrance facing SE.
History
Probably c1920. The original high ceiling, providing ventilation, suggests that it was a purpose-built bakery. It is now a baker's shop.
Exterior
High single-storey building on a corner site with canted angle containing entrance. Timber-framed under slate roofs with gablets over entrance bay and S and E sides; no stacks visible. Stall board faced in quarry tiles; wooden pilasters to angles and centre of E side, the consoles bearing panels of green stone, probably reconstituted, bearing human heads and stylised foliage decoration in relief. The pilasters support a high coved eaves cornice with modillions. The 3 gablets have panels reading 'Hovis', above which are cambered beams with carved foliage decoration and vertical struts; barge boards with carved foliage decoration and pendant finials. Splayed entrance with inset double wooden doors, mainly glazed; black and white tile floor; flanking lights with narrow wooden glazing bars. To E side, 2 large shop windows, cross-windows with plate glass. To S side, large 3-bay shop window, the central bay recessed. The upper tiers of glazing, all the way round, are infilled with boarded shop signs; the bottom of the boarding co-incides with the level of the false ceiling inside the shop. N gable is close-studded with a tie-beam and collar, the barge boards with carved foliage decoration.
Interior
Modernised interior, open-plan with lowered false ceiling.
Reason for designation
Listed as a prominent corner-site shop, perhaps a purpose-built bakery. An unusual design, retaining good early C20 character and detail.
Nearby in the register
- 23 Well StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 21 Well StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 27 Well StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Wynnstay Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.