Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
48 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
- 53.11347, -3.30646
- Cadw reference
- 947
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the E end of Well Street, opposite the junction with Railway Terrace.
History
Shop with house over, similar to 59-61 Well Street and Railway Terrace; probably also c1864, and built in association with the Vale of Clwyd Railway.
Exterior
Tall 3-storey 2-window block constructed of red brick under a slate roof with brick end stacks. Modillion eaves cornice, stone sill bands to 1st and 2nd floors, stone plinth. Windows to 1st and 2nd floors have raised stone surrounds, the former with round-arched heads and keystones, containing horned sash windows without glazing bars; rectangular top-hung windows to 2nd floor. To ground floor, round-arched doorway to R, the surround of brick, containing a 4-panel door with plain-glazed fanlight. Shop front to L has half-glazed door under a tall overlight to R, and plain-glazed shop window to L, both articulated by plain pilasters with ringed capitals, supporting a dentilled cornice. East gable end is also 2-window 3-storey, with small-pane top-hung windows under segmental brick heads, except for uPVC window to upper L; ground floor has taller window to L and a blind window to R. To L, a modernised house adjoins the rear at right-angles.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed for its retention of good consistent mid-C19 character and detail, probably associated with the Vale of Clwyd Railway. Group value with 59-61 Well Street and Railway Terrace.
Nearby in the register
- 59-61 Well StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- MoelfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Railway TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Railway TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.