1 Record Street

Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 24 October 1950.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 1 Record Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 24 October 1950
Town: Ruthin
Community: Ruthin
Unitary authority: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.11341, -3.31025
Cadw reference: 900

TodayHistorical map

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David 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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Fronting the road, and ajoining the rear of 15 Castle Street to the W.

History

Early C19.

Exterior

Symmetrical 3-storey 3-window house with central entrance. Constructed of painted brick under a slate roof with renewed brick end stacks; moulded eaves cornice; random stone plinth to L. The windows are 12-pane hornless sashes to ground and 1st floors, 3-over-6-pane sashes to 2nd floor, all under cambered heads. Moulded wooden doorcase, the pilasters with fluted capitals supporting an open dentilled triangular pediment. Round-arched doorway with inset panelled door, fanlight with radial glazing, and panelled reveals. Above entrance to 1st floor, a flat-roofed oriel window on curved brackets with 12-pane horned sash to front, and side-lights. East gable end has 4-pane horned sash offset to L of 1st and 2nd floors, ground floor not seen. Rubble boundary wall adjoins SE angle, and fronts Record Street. West gable end adjoins rear wing of 15 Castle Street. Rear has small lean-to (seen from No 15).

Interior

Interior not seen.

Reason for designation

Listed as a consistently well-detailed early C19 town-house retaining definite character. Group value with surrounding listed buildings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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