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
20/02/1978
Date of Amendment
13/07/2005
Name of Property
13 Wexham Street
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Location
Fronting the street in a block of buildings on the W side of the junction with Stanley Street, opposite Henllys Lane.
History
Part of a cottage row shown on the 1829 town plan.
Exterior
A 1½-storey cottage of rubble stone with steep slate roof and pebble-dashed stack to the L. It has a boarded door offset to the R of centre in a smooth-rendered surround, flanked by 2-pane horizontal sliding sash windows, in smooth-rendered architraves but with the heads renewed. Further L is a smaller 2-pane stair window. Above the doorway is a 4-pane horned sash window in a raked half dormer. At the rear is a continuous outshut.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a rare surviving well-preserved cottage in the vernacular tradition, a type once common in Beaumaris, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Wexham Street.
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