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
3255
Building Number
7
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/10/1981
Date of Amendment
05/05/2006
Name of Property
House and Celtic Shops Ltd
Address
7 Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Conwy
Town
Conwy
Locality
Walled town
Easting
278218
Northing
377621
Street Side
NE
Location
One of a pair of shops with accommodation above fronting the street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Nos 7-9 Castle Street were built in the 2nd half of the C19 and are shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey. In the early C20 No 7 was Joseph Jones, shoe shop.
Exterior
Belongs to a group of 7-9 Castle Street.
A pair of mid C19 shops with houses above, in a range of 3 storeys grouped 2+3 bays, of whitened scribed roughcast, rusticated rock-faced quoins painted black, and slate roof on projecting dentil eaves. A whitened scribed roughcast stack is to the R, white roughcast stack L of centre, and grey roughcast stack to the L end. The lower storey has shop fronts. Above, the windows have similar black-painted keyed architraves, with cornices on consoles in the middle storey, and sill bands.
Modern 3-light shop window and double glazed door to the L. On the R side is a replacement glazed door to the house. The fascia is modern. The 1st bay has a double-height oriel window with small-pane glazing to 2-light casements (replacing original sashes). The 2nd bay has similar glazing to window slightly shorter than the sashes they replaced.
The rear is whitened render, with projecting lower 3-storey gabled bay offset to the L of centre. It has replacement windows and 2 large added gabled roof dormers.
Interior
Modernised.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as one of a pair of shops with accommodation above retaining definite C19 character, and for its group value within the historical townscape.
Group Description
7-9 Castle Street
A pair of mid C19 shops with houses above, in a range of 3 storeys grouped 2+3 bays, of whitened scribed roughcast, rusticated rock-faced quoins painted black, and slate roof on projecting dentil eaves. A whitened scribed roughcast stack is to the R, white roughcast stack L of centre, and grey roughcast stack to the L end. The lower storey has shop fronts. Above, the windows have similar black-painted keyed architraves, with cornices on consoles in the middle storey, and sill bands.
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