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
20/07/2000
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Ray Cronin (Newsagents)
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Location
On the streetline, at the upper end of Vale Street.
History
Second-quarter C19 shop with later C19 alterations and C20 renewed shop front.
Exterior
Three-storey shop premises of rendered brick construction under a slate roof; tall brick end chimney to the R. Symmetrical facade with 2-bay upper floors. The ground floor has a C20 shop front with central entrance recessed between flanking shop windows with canted inner returns; par-glazed door. The shop windows are plain-glazed with small-pane upper sections extended across the entrance bay as a continuous band. To the R of the shop front, flanked by plain pilasters, is an entrance with C20 6-panel door and small-pane overlight in similar style; plain fascia with cornice. The first floor has 2 wooden canted oriels with plain sashes; moulded eaves and hipped slate roofs. The second floor has 2 plain sashes with projecting stone sills.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a second-quarter C19 house retaining good later C19 external character.
Group value with other listed items in Vale Street.
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