Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
7 Well Street
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 16 May 1978.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11416, -3.30947
- Cadw reference
- 928
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 fronting Well Street, on a steep slope.
History
Pair of C19 houses, possibly designed with shop fronts; that to R was removed before the 1970s, that to L was renewed in the C20.
Exterior
Nos 7-9 form a group. No 7 is a shop. No 9 is divided, with entrance to No 9A to front and No 9 to rear.
Two-storey 3-window range, rendered or roughcast over brick, under a slate roof with tile cresting; the stacks are missing. Moulded wooden eaves cornice; rusticated quoins, those to R removed by the 1970s; small-pane sash windows; vehicular through-passage beneath central window.
No 7 is a 2-window range, with rectangular through-passage opening to R and C20 shop-front to L. Shop front has half-glazed wooden door with plain overlight to R and 2-light shop window to L, articulated by plain pilasters with capitals, supporting a moulded cornice. Upper storey has 20-pane hornless sash windows in raised eared surrounds, that to R lower and with a keystone. West gable end is of brick. Rear, above through-passage, has tall top-hung window to L and 2 small plain-glazed windows to R. Adjoining to R is a large 2-storey rear wing, also rendered over brick. It has a 6-pane sash to each storey to L, that to upper storey with segmental brick head. To R, late C20 panelled door with 3 small lights above. To far R, a further late C20 panelled door, entrance to a large modern range adjoining to R (not included), rendered with uPVC windows.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Well StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Crown HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5-5A Well StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 8 Well StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.