29 High Street, Offa, Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.045 / 53°2'41"N

Longitude: -2.992 / 2°59'31"W

OS Eastings: 333591

OS Northings: 350203

OS Grid: SJ335502

Mapcode National: GBR 75.DCPY

Mapcode Global: WH88Z.0QJJ

Plus Code: 9C5V22V5+X6

Entry Name: 29 High Street

Listing Date: 31 January 1994

Last Amended: 31 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1785

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300001785

Location: Towards the eastern end of the High Street.

County: Wrexham

Town: Wrexham

Community: Offa

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Built for the Provincial Welsh Insurance Co. in 1861 (the company was founded in Wrexham in 1850) and still used as offices. Designed by R. K. Penson, architect.

Exterior

White ashlar faced, brick style to rear. 3 storeys, 5 window range, palazzo style.
Rusticated lower storey, with round-arched doorways to either side, and 3 shallow stilted arched central openings, the central one a doorway, the others windows. Wood mullioned and transomed windows to first floor have balustraded aprons and alternately segmental and triangular pedimented heads. Lower upper windows (4-pane sashes) have wrought iron balconettes and shouldered architraves. Rosette frieze and modillion cornice below balustraded parapet with central pedimented panel incorporating original name and logo.

Reasons for Listing

A fine example of late C19 commercial architecture, forming part of an important group of commercial buildings.

External Links

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29 High Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Offa, Wrexham