Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
1002
Building Number
26
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/02/1981
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Co-op Supermarket
Address
26 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Denbigh
Town
Locality
Denbigh - Town
Easting
305261
Northing
366074
Street Side
S
Location
On the street-line.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid Victorian range in 2 sections, built in arcuated Venetio-Norman style shortly after 1874, possibly by Martin Underwood, architect of Denbigh; the 2 units have now been merged.
Exterior
Large 3-storey building originally forming 2 commercial premises, though conceived and built as an associated pair. Brick construction with continuous slate roof and staged stone chimneys to the R of each section, with moulded capping. Limestone ashlar facades with symmetrical upper floors and a deep modillion cornice running along the full length of the elevation. The left-hand section (no.26) has 3 large windows in similar arrangement to each of the first and second floors. These occupy almost the entire width and have narrow dividing piers; 4-light central and 5-light flanking windows, the lights with arched heads and divided into 3 panes by narrow horizontal glazing bars.
The right-hand section has a square-headed window to the centre of the first floor, divided into 2 arched lights; flanking this are single arched windows. The second floor has a triple-arched window to the centre with flanking double-arched lights. Roll-moulded arches and engaged shafts with simple capitals throughout; plain casement glazing.
The ground floor is of rusticated stone and has a wide depressed arch to the centre of each section; tall arched doorway to the R of each and a wider arched entry to the far L.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a particularly accomplished pair of mid Victorian commercial buildings in striking Italianate style, retaining good original external character to the upper floors.
Group value with other listed items in High Street.
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