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
1829
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
The Feathers Public House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Caia Park
Town
Locality
Easting
333637
Northing
350257
Street Side
Location
At the corner of Chester Street and Charles Street
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
The Feathers Public House was originally a notable coaching inn, and was rebuilt or remodelled to take its present form, c1850 - 60. No. 62 was refaced at the same time, but appears to incorporate an earlier structure which may be timber framed.
Exterior
The 2 properties form a continuous frontage to Chester Street, a 2 storeyed, 8 windowed range. Render over brick, with slate roof largerly concealed by a high parapet with moulded cornice; axial and end wall stacks. The Feathers Public House takes the form of 2 identical units ( originally providing separate access to the different bars), each with central entrance recessed in an architrave with ornate brackets carrying entablature hood, flanked by 12-pane sash windows. 3 upperwindows in each unit, also 12-pane sashes with continuous sill band. Windows on both floors set in moulded plaster architraves. No 62 represents a continuation of this frontage, but is separately roofed, and appears to have built originally with its gable facing the street: the parapet forms a partial false wall at its first floor level. Late C19 shop front, with ornamental cast iron scrollwork to recessed entrance, and heavy brackets to fascia. Paired upper windows are casements with small panes in moulded architraves.
Stable and Coach house to rear is painted briclwork with slate roof; 2 storeys, it retains many original openings including a pitching eye in the gable wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
A typical example of mid C19 public house architecture which occupies a historically important and visually prominent town-centre site, and incorporates elements of an earlier building.
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