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
849
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/10/1950
Date of Amendment
12/07/2006
Name of Property
Colomendy
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Ruthin
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Easting
312392
Northing
358140
Street Side
Location
Located on the S corner of the junction of Castle Street and Record Street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19. In 1942, the house was rendered.
Exterior
Double-depth 2-storey 4-window house, the 4th bay to L slightly set back. Constructed of red brick under a hipped slate roof with moulded wooden eaves cornice; 4 large brick stacks, irregularly placed, with saw-tooth brick bands. The windows are 16-pane hornless sashes under tall cambered brick heads. Main 3-window front is symmetrical with central entrance. Moulded wooden doorcase with 4 reeded pilasters supporting an open triangular pediment, containing double doors of 3 panels under a 4-pane overlight, with 4-pane sidelights. The entrance is flanked by tripartite sashes to the ground floor. Bay set back to L has 16-pane sash to each storey. West end, fronting Castle Street, has 2 window openings to each storey, all blind and infilled with brick. East end has panelled door offset to R, sash window to L of each storey, and shallow window to far L. Rear has 4 x 16-pane sashes, to upper storey, ground floor not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
Listed as a particularly fine early C19 town-house, retaining good late-Georgian character and detail. In a prominent position, making a valuable contribution to the historic townscape.
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