Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
83 Mwrog Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Locality
- Mwrog Street
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11160, -3.31886
- Cadw reference
- 879
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
In a block of buildings fronting the road, towards the centre of Mwrog Street.
History
Terraced house of c1800, possibly with earlier origins; the interior is said to have exposed beams. At one time it was a small pub known as the Blue Bird.
Exterior
Symmetrical 2-storey 2-window house, constructed of random stone under a slate roof with stone end stacks. Central doorway with moulded doorcase containing a 5-panel door with plain overlight, under a gabled porch canopy supported on curved brackets, the gable with Y-struts, scalloped barge boards, and pendant finial. Windows are under segmental heads of stone voussoirs. Replaced wooden windows of c2000, 2-light casements to upper storey, tall top-hung windows to ground floor. The W gable end has plain barge boards and no openings; the adjacent house is set back to R. Terrace continues to E. Rear not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding alterations to windows, as a terraced house of c1800 retaining its character; less altered than those to the L.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Wall to S of GlyndwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlyndwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 Mwrog SteetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 6 Mwrog StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.