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
1120
Building Number
22
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/12/1989
Date of Amendment
22/12/1989
Name of Property
Henblas
Address
22 Bridge Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llangollen
Town
Locality
Easting
321597
Northing
342030
Street Side
Location
Stepped down and back from the Wynnstay Arms PH on the corner with Chapel Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early C17 origins with C19 refenestration and remodelling; some modern alterations. Colonel John Jones (one of the signatories of Charles I's death Warrent) is said to have lived here although it is more likely that he simply owned it. The 'Ladies of Llangollen' lodged here before acuiring Plas Newydd in May 1780. No 24 was formerly the Post Office.
Exterior
1-storey structure with 3-bay pebbledash elevations to both streets; gables over the upper windows. Tall slate roof and very tall chimney stack to right. 2-gables to the Bridge Street front with small pane casement windows. 2 shop fronts to left with pilasters and tiled stallrisers, that to the right has dentil cornice and includes blocked up doorway. Modern windows and recessed door to Henblas at the right.
The corner is partly splayed. 3 gables to the Chapel Street front, the outer ones have similar windows to those on the Bridge Street front, the central gable is smaller. Undulating slate roof and central chimney stack. 16-pane sash window to ground floor of Tregarth at left; 4-pane window with cornice to centre and late Georgian shop front to right with pilasters flanking the window and the door. Broad gable end facing SW with casement windows, swept roof dormer to rear and half glazed door under a lean to hood with reeded iron columns.
Interior
The interior of Tregarth has deeply chamfered and stopped cross beam and joist; timber lintel over modernised inglenook. Roughly fielded panels to some doors.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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