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.
Date of Designation
22/12/1989
Date of Amendment
22/12/1989
Name of Property
51 Church Street
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Location
At the end of the street near the junction with Regent Street.
History
Formerly an Inn. Dated 1760 and initialled PRM above the door; the structure is however probably late C17/early C18.
Exterior
C19 rewindowing etc. Symmetrical painted roughcast front with rusticated quoins and plinth. Old slate roof with cement render chimney stacks to right; boarded eaves. Horned 4 pane sashes, those to 1st floor rise through the eaves; central blind panel. Deep lugged lintels to ground floor that to the centre containing the ornamental datestone. Gothick small pane glazing to the top of the door. 2 storey and attic rendered rubble gable end with small pane windows and half glazed stable door below. 3 storey cross range beyond with glazing as on the front with chimney breast to rear gable. Land drops away steeply to rear down to former mill pond.
Interior
The hall has stop chamfered cross beam and carved initials, as outside, to the fireplace lintel. Large cupboard may represent site of former fireplace stairs. Larger fireplace to left end. The main bedroom is open to the roof with rubble rear wall and paired purlins; half-timbered wall backing onto the staircase. Boarded doors. Brick stairs to cellar.
Reason for designation
Group value with adjoining listed in Church Street and Nos 66 and 68 Regent Street.
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