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
845
Building Number
9-9A
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/10/1950
Date of Amendment
12/07/2006
Name of Property
9 Castle Street including forecourt railings
Address
9-9A Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Ruthin
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Easting
312381
Northing
358190
Street Side
Location
Located in a block of buildings on the E side of Castle Street
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
c1800.
Exterior
Two-storey 4-window house, consisting of 2-window main range and flanking projecting gabled wings, all the roofs half-hipped. Roughcast under slate roofs; central renewed brick ridge stack, and lateral brick stacks to wings; moulded wooden eaves cornice. Wide porch to R of centre, with slender iron columns supporting a deep flat-roofed canopy, which has a central raised open pediment. Inside porch, a half-glazed panelled door with quarry glazing, and panelled reveals; elliptical fanlight with radial glazing, and side-lights with quarries. To L of porch is a 4-light wooden casement window with gothic glazing, the outer lights narrower. Added Victorian doorway to R with half-glazed panelled door. Upper storey has 2 widely-spaced 12-pane hornless sashes. Wings have 3-over-6-pane sashes to upper storey of gabled fronts; ground floor has 12-pane sashes to front of S wing and R-hand return of N wing; the former also has a small sash to R-hand return.
Fronting road and attached to inner angles of projecting wings, iron railings with pointed finials on a low stone wall with semi-circular copings. Small gate to entrance in same style, the dog bars also with pointed finials.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed for its architectural interest as a late-Georgian town-house, well detailed and retaining its character, which contributes to the historic townscape. Group value with surrounding listed buildings in Castle Street.
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