Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
15 St Peter's Square
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 4 July 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 4 July 1966
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11502, -3.31046
- Cadw reference
- 921
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In a block of buildings facing W into St Peter's Square between the Churchyard Gates and the Castle Hotel.
History
Shop with house over. Probably C18 or earlier, the front remodelled when the shop was inserted in the early C20.
Exterior
Three-storey stuccoed front under a shallow-pitched slate roof with brick end stacks. Shop front offset to L, with rectangular through-passage to R; 1st floor has 2 canted oriel windows; 4 windows to second floor. Projecting shop front with central splayed entrance, containing a glazed door with overlight. Shop windows have curved glass to splays, and quarry glazing above the transoms, which continues to overlight. Stall board, original fascia and cornice. The upper storey windows are transomed wooden casements with quarry glazing above the transoms: To 1st floor, canted oriel windows are 5-light, the flat roofs with dentilled cornices. The 2nd floor has 4 x 2-light windows.
The rear elevation, above the through-passage, is rendered with a blocked window opening. To its R is a 2-storey rear wing, of brick with a large 4-light C20 window to ground floor; upper floor has 4-pane window with margin glazing to L, a small 6-pane window to centre, and 16-pane horned sash to R. To the R is a lower brick range, single-storey originally with doorway to R. Added upper storey has 3 large-pane wooden windows. Its gable end has a wide opening with cast iron lintel, and a plain-glazed window to upper storey. The N side of rear wing (seen from No 16) has a variety of windows including a small-pane sash and a tripartite sash.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as a town-house with early origins, the front with consistent early C20 detail, and for group value with surrounding buildings in St Peter's Square.
Nearby in the register
- 16 St Peter's Square, including churchyard boundary wall to rearCommercialunder 1 mi
- 14 St Peter's SquareNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 13 St Peter's SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Churchyard GatesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.