Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
59-61 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
- 53.11365, -3.30607
- Cadw reference
- 934
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)
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the E end of Well Street, at its junction with Railway Terrace.
History
c1864. Adjoins the S end of Railway Terrace at right-angles and part of the same construction.
Exterior
Three-storey 3-window front to Well Street, the W gable end forming a 2-window front to Railway Terrace. Constructed of red brick with darker headers, under a slate roof with 4 truncated brick stacks, including 2 to ends. Detail includes modillion eaves cornice, stone sill bands to 1st and 2nd floors, pecked stone plinth. The windows are 6-pane horned sashes under flat-arched heads of gauged brickwork. Ground floor of Well Street front has window to R and double shop-front to centre and L. Shop-front has 6 plain pilasters with moulded capitals and roundels to abaci, supporting a dentilled cornice. Glazed doors with 2-pane overlights to R of each shop, replacing former panelled doors. Transomed 3-light shop windows to L of each shop, that to R with top-hung light; narrow section of brickwork between R-hand door and window. West gable end to Railway Terrace has 2 widely-spaced sash windows as front, the ground floor with a panelled door under frosted glass overlight to L; there was formerly a blocked shop window here. Rear elevation, to R of Railway Terrace, is rendered to 2nd storey with no openings. Rear, to L of Railway Terrace, is rendered with late C20 windows, some uPVC.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as houses and shops built in connection with the Vale of Clwyd Railway, which retains mid C19 character and detail. Group value with Railway Terrace.
Nearby in the register
- MoelfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Railway TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Railway TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 3 Railway TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.