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NOS.2 & 2A Upper Clwyd Street (Previously Including Beehive Shop), Clwyd

A Grade II Listed Building in Ruthin, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1143 / 53°6'51"N

Longitude: -3.3108 / 3°18'39"W

OS Eastings: 312357

OS Northings: 358258

OS Grid: SJ123582

Mapcode National: GBR 6S.7S98

Mapcode Global: WH779.3ZPD

Plus Code: 9C5R4M7Q+PM

Entry Name: NOS.2 & 2A Upper Clwyd Street (Previously Including Beehive Shop), Clwyd

Listing Date: 16 May 1978

Last Amended: 12 July 2006

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 925

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300000925

Location: Located on the N corner of Upper Clwyd Street and St Peter's Square.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Ruthin

Community: Ruthin (Rhuthun)

Community: Ruthin

Locality: Upper Clwyd Street

Built-Up Area: Ruthin

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

C18 or earlier. The cross-wing to St Peter's Square was formerly called The Beehive Shop. It was timber-framed, the S gable end of brick with blind segmental-headed openings, now all rendered.

Exterior

2 and 2A form a group.

No 2 is to the R, including cross-wing to St Peter's Square. No 2A is to the L.

Three-window range of one-and-a-half storeys, with short cross-wing to St Peter's square. Rendered, mainly over timber-framing, under a slate roof, with tall stone stack at junction of main range and cross-wing. Central C20 half-glazed panelled door (leading to flat over), under a flat moulded porch canopy on brackets. Late C20 shop fronts flanking. Upper storey has wooden cross-windows with top-hung lights under gabled half-dormers.

No 2 has shop front with half-glazed door under an overlight, and a plain-glazed window to its L, all under a modern fascia. To R, gable end of cross-wing is rendered with no openings. Front of cross-wing, to St Peter's Square, is 1-window, the eaves swept up to form 2 full storeys. Central Venetian window to upper storey, a small-pane sash with radial glazing. Full-width projecting shop-front, rendered under a flat roof, with substantial cornice supported on brackets. Central half-glazed panelled door under a plain overlight, flanked by 2-light plate-glass windows with moulded wooden mullions; N gable end adjoined by Barclays Bank.

Interior

Interior not seen.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding alterations to openings, for retention of its sub-medieval plan-form and good C18 front to St Peter's Square. Group value with surrounding listed buildings.

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