Former County Court (and latterly Job Centre), Denbigh, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1843 / 53°11'3"N

Longitude: -3.4174 / 3°25'2"W

OS Eastings: 305378

OS Northings: 366181

OS Grid: SJ053661

Mapcode National: GBR 6M.3JC1

Mapcode Global: WH771.G7W6

Plus Code: 9C5R5HMM+P2

Entry Name: Former County Court (and latterly Job Centre)

Listing Date: 2 February 1981

Last Amended: 20 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1037

Building Class: Civil

ID on this website: 300001037

Location: Set back slightly from the street line behind a low stone wall (reduced since last survey - 1981)

County: Denbighshire

Community: Denbigh (Dinbych)

Community: Denbigh

Locality: Denbigh - Town

Built-Up Area: Denbigh

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Mid-Victorian municipal building erected as the county courthouse c1860.

Exterior

Two-storey building in simple Victorian classical style, with limestone ashlar upper floor and rusticated ground floor; plain string course between. Slate roof with projecting eaves and stone end chimney to the L. The facade is symmetrical and is of 3 bays with a central entrance. This has a round arched doorway and a part-glazed modern door (altered since last inspection - 1981), with plain segmental fan. Flanking the entrance on both floors are tripartite windows with slab mullions; these have sash windows to the central sections (6-pane to first floor and plain to the ground), with narrow flanking sections. Further 6-pane sash above the entrance.

Interior

The interior was not inspected during the survey.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a third-quarter C19 former court house, retaining good original external character.

Group value with other listed items in Vale Street.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II 24, Vale Street, Denbigh - Town, LL16 3BE
Set back slightly on the street line behind low stone forecourt walls.
II E C Snaith and Sons (Tailors)
On the street line.
II National Westminster Bank, including associated decorative railings
On the street line.
II Numark Pharmacy
On the street line.
II Kings Arms PH
On the street line, at the steep upper end of Vale Street, at the corner with Melling's Lane.
II Vale Clocks
On the street line.
II Excess
On the street line, adjoining no.37.
II Former Heaton Town House (currently premises of Whiteheads Blinds and Happy Homes Furniture)
On the street line.

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Former County Court (and latterly Job Centre)

A Grade II Listed Building in Denbigh, Denbighshire