Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
White Lion Public House
Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 2 February 1981
- Locality
- Denbigh - Town
- Community
- Denbigh
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18366, -3.42017
- Cadw reference
- 961
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line.
History
C19 inn with C18 origins.
Exterior
Two-storey inn of pebble-dashed and stuccoed rubble under a shallow slate roof; C19 brick stack to the R. Near-central entrance with moulded cornice and stuccoed quoins; modern double doors. Large flanking windows to the ground floor with cornices and stucco surrounds; tripartite C20 leaded panes with thin wooden mullions and transom. The first floor has 16-pane unhorned sash windows with cambered heads and stucco surrounds; thin vertical studding to the upper floor, in stucco, imitating timber framing.
Interior
The gound floor has even close-set ceiling joists (early C20).
Reason for designation
Listed as a C19 urban inn with earlier origins and retaining good external character.
Group value with other listed items in Back Row.
Nearby in the register
- Golden Lion Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Sun Flower Chop Suey HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Siop ClwydCommercialunder 1 mi
- Clough & Co Estate AgentsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.