Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
14853
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
09/09/1994  
Date of Amendment
09/09/1994  
Name of Property
Nos 417, 419, 421, 423 & 425 Abergele Road and No 1 Princess Road  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Old Colwyn  
Town
 
Locality
Old Colwyn  
Easting
286920  
Northing
378261  
Street Side
N  
Location
In the block between Cefn Road and Princess Road.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
The terrace of shops with accommodation over was in the process of development on the second edition OS map of 1899-1900. This shows the building on the corner of Princess Road and 3 adjacent properties (nos 411-425), together with the building which forms the left hand end of the terrace (No 399-401). The strongly unified design of the terrace suggests that it was designed as a piece, though built in separate phases.  

Exterior
Nos 417-425: 3 storeyed, 2 window range to Abergele Road, and 3-window return to Princess Road with a shop front occupying ground floor of Abergele Road, and 2 bays of return elevation. This has canted angle, and windows with slim columns as mullions, and narrow upper panes. Cast iron columns supporting the roof, and ornamental gable at angle. This filled with delicate and ornate pierced cast-iron panel, and is surmounted by a finial. Advanced gables at outer oriel above shop front on Abergele road. Wide doorway in porch, with sash windows divided by slim stone mullions in the upper storeys. Similar squared bay windows, the sashes divided by stone mullions in oriel gable to Abergele Road. Wider gable to left of Princess Road elevation has canted oriel window with sashes to first floor, and 2-pane sash window above. A narrow central bay has paired sashes to groundfloor and 2-pane sash window on upper storeys, the top window breaking through the eaves line as a gabled dormer. Abergele Road elevation has similar canted oriel window and 2-pane sash window above, beneath wide dormer gable. Gables throughout have fretted bargeboards.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Nos 417-425: Is a typical and well-preserved example of a late C19 commercial residential building, which is particularly note-worthy for the quality of the canopy to the shop fronts. Forms a group with Midland Bank (No 397).  

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