The Old Armoury, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9688 / 52°58'7"N

Longitude: -3.1701 / 3°10'12"W

OS Eastings: 321511

OS Northings: 341912

OS Grid: SJ215419

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y.K4F5

Mapcode Global: WH784.8MNX

Plus Code: 9C4RXR9H+GW

Entry Name: The Old Armoury

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1099

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300001099

Location: Between Berwyn Street and Hall Street with gable end facing E across the area known as Victoria Square. Now the International Eisteddfod Office.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Built-Up Area: Llangollen

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Built in 1835 in sombre Tudorbethan manner.

Exterior

2-storey; rubble laid in courses of diminishing sizes with plinth and freestone dressings (heavily tooled). Slate roof and end chimney stacks; old photographs show there to have been formerly a raised clerestory to centre; stone kneelers to gable parapets. Multipane mullioned windows with architraves. Front facing Victoria Square has 3-light window over main entrance with bracket sided panel between; further small panel over boarded and studed door. 2 1-windows facing Berwyn Street, to left - 2-light to 1st floor, barred to ground floor. Beyond and slightly set back is the 1-window Old Armoury with stringcourse midway up 1st floor level; 1-light small pane casement over plain shop front. Similar elevation to Hall Street, the 1-window part is also slightly set back on this side. 2 light window to ground floor and studded door in similar surround.

Interior

Brick arched cellars retained internally. Barred and now blocked up windows on dividing wall to W indicate that this was an outside wall and that the Old Armoury is later. 4 bay open roof to main part.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Rehoboth Chapel, The Old Bank and No 4 Berwyn Street.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Old town Hall
Between Berwyn Street and Hall Street with gable end facing E across the area known as Victoria Square. Now the International Eisteddfod Office.
II Watkins & Williams
Set forward to left of the Old Bank.
II Former Rehoboth Chapel
Above the road at the SW corner of Victoria Square. Hillside rises steeply to rear.
II Silver Palace Takeaway
On corner with Berwyn Street.
II Pillar Box on the corner with Chapel St & Berwyn St
On the pavement outside the Old Bank.
II The Old Bank (including the Lower Range entered from Capel Street
On the W corner with Chapel Street.
II Cegin Collen
Near the top of the street.
II Avery's
Near the top end of the street.

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The Old Armoury

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire