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NOS.40 & 42 Clwyd Street (Previously Listed As NO.40), Clwyd

A Grade II Listed Building in Ruthin, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1137 / 53°6'49"N

Longitude: -3.3132 / 3°18'47"W

OS Eastings: 312199

OS Northings: 358200

OS Grid: SJ121582

Mapcode National: GBR 6R.7ZMS

Mapcode Global: WH779.2ZKT

Plus Code: 9C5R4M7P+FP

Entry Name: NOS.40 & 42 Clwyd Street (Previously Listed As NO.40), Clwyd

Listing Date: 16 May 1978

Last Amended: 12 July 2006

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 869

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000869

Location: Located at the bottom of Clwyd Street, E of the Old Gaol.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Ruthin

Community: Ruthin (Rhuthun)

Community: Ruthin

Locality: Clwyd Street

Built-Up Area: Ruthin

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

C17-18, the stone walls replacing timber-framing, a little of which is said to remain. Probably one house originally, with central chimney. Now 2 cottages, that to R with a shop-front.

Exterior

40 & 42 form a group.

Irregular 4-window range of one-and-a-half storeys, rendered on a plinth, under a slate roof, with large central brick ridge stack.

No 40 has a panelled door to far L, against the chimney. Mid-late C20 shop-front to R, with inset half-glazed panelled door flanked by splayed plain-glazed shop windows under an angled fascia. Upper storey has 2 x 2-light small-pane wooden casements. To rear, upper storey is of brick with 2 x 2-light wooden casements; flat-roofed brick addition to ground floor, possibly c1900.

Interior

Interior of shop has ceiling with plain joists.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding alterations to openings, as a house with sub-medieval origins retaining its central-chimney plan-form. Group value with surrounding listed buildings in Clwyd Street.

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