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World Choice Travel

A Grade II Listed Building in Denbigh, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1837 / 53°11'1"N

Longitude: -3.419 / 3°25'8"W

OS Eastings: 305271

OS Northings: 366122

OS Grid: SJ052661

Mapcode National: GBR 6M.3HYW

Mapcode Global: WH771.G74M

Plus Code: 9C5R5HMJ+F9

Entry Name: World Choice Travel

Listing Date: 20 July 2000

Last Amended: 20 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23594

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300023594

Location: Prominently sited on the corner with Vale Street.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Denbigh (Dinbych)

Community: Denbigh

Locality: Denbigh - Town

Built-Up Area: Denbigh

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Accomplished late C19 commercial block of 2 sections. This represents the only known shop premises designed by Richard Lloyd Williams, architect of Denbigh. It was built for Clwyd Pierce in 1887 as a delicatessen with shop and incorporated warehouse. The brick and terracotta work was provided by J C Edwards of Ruabon and the builder was J Simon Roberts of Plough Inn, Denbigh; the shop fittings are recorded as having been by J Parnell and Sons of Bristol.

Interior

The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a fine example of late C19 commercial architecture in favoured Flemish mercantile Gothic idiom, with good terracotta detailing.

Group value with other listed items in Crown Square and Vale Street.

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