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The Old Vaults Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Rhosddu, Wrexham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0456 / 53°2'44"N

Longitude: -2.9917 / 2°59'30"W

OS Eastings: 333611

OS Northings: 350279

OS Grid: SJ336502

Mapcode National: GBR 75.D5SZ

Mapcode Global: WH88Z.0QN0

Plus Code: 9C5V22W5+78

Entry Name: The Old Vaults Public House

Listing Date: 31 January 1994

Last Amended: 31 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1822

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: The Long Pull, Wrexham
The Old Vaults
The Old Vaults Public House, Chester Street(W Side)
Long Pull

ID on this website: 300001822

Location: On the corner of Chester Street and Henblas Street.

County: Wrexham

Community: Rhosddu (Rhos-ddu)

Community: Rhosddu

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Pub

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History

Public House, probably purpose-built as a redevelopment of the site (not shown on the Tithe Map of 1846), c1850-60.

Exterior

Render over brick with dressings stressed through contrasting colour, and hipped slate roof with axial stacks. 3 storeyed, 3-window range to Chester Street, and 2-window return to Henblas Street, together with a single window range extension in the same style, though separately roofed (and possibly representing the refronting of a formerly separate building). Chester Street elevation has central doorway with a further entrance to the left. Both have 4-panelled doors with overlights set in moulded architraves with scrolled brackets to entablature hoods. Wide windows (the glazing renewed) in moulded architraves flank the central entrance. Upper storeys have stressed quoins to angles, and continuous sill bands with moulded brackets. Windows are all set in moulded architraves, and are 4-pane sashes to first floor, and casements with margin lights in upper storey. Paired modillion brackets to eaves cornice. Henblas Street elevation is similarly detailed, and has entrance towards corner with Chester Street, and a separate entrance to rear bar towards the right.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a typical example of mid C19 public house architecture which retains much of its original character.

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  • II Midland Bank
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  • II General Market Building
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  • II General Market Building
    A single building in the angle of Henblas Street, occupying the W part of a site bounded to S and W by Henblas Street, and Chester Street to the E.
  • II General Market Building
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