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
844
Building Number
7
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/10/1950
Date of Amendment
12/07/2006
Name of Property
Sir John Trevor House, including N Wing
Address
7 Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Ruthin
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Easting
312383
Northing
358202
Street Side
Location
Located in a block of buildings on the E side of Castle Street
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early origins are suggested by the late C16 timber-framed wing, and though the main range has early C19 character, this is likely to represent the refronting of an earlier building. Upper storey of main range may be contemporary with this refronting (or later again). A plaque on the front wall refers to an early resident, John Trevor, who was Speaker of the House of Commons, 1685-95. Ovolo moulded mullions have been recorded at this house, though none were visible to the resurvey inspection.
Exterior
2-window,3 storeyed main range, with advanced 2-storeyed wing at left hand end. Wing has exposed timber-framing to gable elevation, roughcast elsewhere, as is main range. Slate roof throughout with brick stack to wing, rendered ribbed axial stack towards left and stone and brick end-wall stack to right of main range. The wing has timber-framing exposed in gable end, though ground floor has been opened out as a garage with double boarded doors. Above this, the jettied first floor has decorative framing, with incised zig-zag decoration to bressumer, chevrons flanking the central window (a late C19 or early C20 insertion with mullion and transom, and leaded lights), and pierced quatrefoil panels beneath it. Jettied apex with central chevron detail. Generously overhanging eaves with decorative barge-boards and finial are probably contemporary with the fenestration (there is a similar window in the outer return elevation). Earlier window (probably early C19), with small-paned iron glazing alongside brick stack in inner return elevation.
2-window main range, with doorway to left in pedimented architrave with panelled reveals; half-glazed door with overlight; small-paned hornless sash windows in smooth rendered surrounds to ground and first floor, and modern 2-light casement windows in upper storey.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as a substantial town-house, with sub-medieval origins evident in the high-quality framing still visible in the wing, and with good early C19 character elsewhere.
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