Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1468
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/11/1962
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
The Barrow Arms P.H.
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
St. Asaph
Town
Locality
Easting
303726
Northing
374287
Street Side
Location
Set into the slope near the bottom of the street, detached to left.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Bishop Isaac Barrow founded the almshouses in 1680 for 8 poor widows appointed alternately by Bishop and Dean and families of Cefn and Llannerch; rebuilt by Bishop Lewis Bagot in 1795; converted into a public house and restaurant in recent years.
Exterior
U-plan structure; single storey whitewashed brick symmetrical 6-window front with stepped plinth and dentil cornice. Central tall open pedimented doorcase with double boarded doors. Hipped slate roof and red brick chimney stack with later capping. 12-pane sash windows with cambered voussoir heads.
Whitewashed brick rear with modern alterations. Small courtyard has relocated cast-iron lamp-post and is bounded by a revetment wall heightened in brick with the grounds of the old palace above.
Interior
The interior retains fireplaces and Victorian ranges.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in the High Street.
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