The old China Shop, including China House, St. Asaph (Llanelwy), Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2573 / 53°15'26"N

Longitude: -3.4457 / 3°26'44"W

OS Eastings: 303650

OS Northings: 374345

OS Grid: SJ036743

Mapcode National: GBR 4ZCS.T1

Mapcode Global: WH76N.1DF6

Plus Code: 9C5R7H43+WP

Entry Name: The old China Shop, including China House

Listing Date: 24 November 1987

Last Amended: 24 November 1987

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1474

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001474

Location: Projecting at the bend in the Street, with elevations to 3 sides; cobbled pavement to front

County: Denbighshire

Community: St. Asaph (Llanelwy)

Community: St. Asaph

Built-Up Area: St Asaph

Traditional County: Flintshire

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Exterior

Sub medieval origin; said to date back to 1580 and to have been a convent associated with the Parish Church. Rubble 2-storey and attic 1 window sw front and NW gable end, undulating slate roof and gable parapet; contemporary rubble chimney stack, with brick capping, to right now incorporated into Kirkside which is much altered following fire. Modern attic window to front small pane sash 1st floor window under timber lintel; architrave to the shop front with brick pilasters and sash windows, small pane to left; modern half glazed door. Tripartite stone mullion cross framed attic window to gable end; small pane sash to 1st floor and later tripartite fixed glazed window below.

Victorian 3-storey range to left with curved corner, brick ground floor and pebbledash upper floor; brick cornice and band over ground floor; small pane sash windows. Advanced gabled 2-storey bay to right incorporating 4-panel door entrance.

Interior

Interior of the Old China Shop retains stop chamfered beams and fireplace lintel ground floor partitioned into offices. Massive stop chamfered beam to drawing room of China House and narrow irregularly shaped boarded door, said to lead to a Priest's Hole.

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The old China Shop, including China House

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Asaph (Llanelwy), Denbighshire

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Exterior

Interior

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