Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Upper Clwyd Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Upper Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 16 May 1978.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Locality
- Upper Clwyd Street
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11428, -3.31086
- Cadw reference
- 925
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
Located on the N corner of Upper Clwyd Street and St Peter's Square.
History
C18 or earlier. The cross-wing to St Peter's Square was formerly called The Beehive Shop. It was timber-framed, the S gable end of brick with blind segmental-headed openings, now all rendered.
Exterior
2 and 2A form a group.
No 2 is to the R, including cross-wing to St Peter's Square. No 2A is to the L.
Three-window range of one-and-a-half storeys, with short cross-wing to St Peter's square. Rendered, mainly over timber-framing, under a slate roof, with tall stone stack at junction of main range and cross-wing. Central C20 half-glazed panelled door (leading to flat over), under a flat moulded porch canopy on brackets. Late C20 shop fronts flanking. Upper storey has wooden cross-windows with top-hung lights under gabled half-dormers.
No 2 has shop front with half-glazed door under an overlight, and a plain-glazed window to its L, all under a modern fascia. To R, gable end of cross-wing is rendered with no openings. Front of cross-wing, to St Peter's Square, is 1-window, the eaves swept up to form 2 full storeys. Central Venetian window to upper storey, a small-pane sash with radial glazing. Full-width projecting shop-front, rendered under a flat roof, with substantial cornice supported on brackets. Central half-glazed panelled door under a plain overlight, flanked by 2-light plate-glass windows with moulded wooden mullions; N gable end adjoined by Barclays Bank.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding alterations to openings, for retention of its sub-medieval plan-form and good C18 front to St Peter's Square. Group value with surrounding listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 2A Upper Clwyd StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Barclays BankNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Wine Vaults Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Maen Huail Historic StoneStoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.