House and Priestman's Bookshop (also known as Regent House), Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2638 / 53°15'49"N

Longitude: -4.0934 / 4°5'36"W

OS Eastings: 260467

OS Northings: 376129

OS Grid: SH604761

Mapcode National: GBR JN82.7NT

Mapcode Global: WH542.3708

Plus Code: 9C5Q7W74+GJ

Entry Name: House and Priestman's Bookshop (also known as Regent House)

Listing Date: 20 February 1978

Last Amended: 13 July 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5619

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: House and Priestman's Bookshop

ID on this website: 300005619

Location: Fronting the street immediately to the S of the churchyard.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Town: Beaumaris

Community: Beaumaris (Biwmares)

Community: Beaumaris

Built-Up Area: Beaumaris

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Building Bookstore

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History

The 1829 town plan shows a building here known as the Black Anchor and subdivided into apartments The present building, incorporating a passage to the rear, was probably erected in the mid C19 and is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey. In 1886 it had a printing works at the rear and in 1895 a smithy.

Exterior

A 2-storey 4-window shop and house in late Georgian style, of whitened pebble-dashed front, slate roof with 2 skylights and pebble-dashed end stacks. The lower storey has a central shop front, with plain wooden pilasters and fascia, 2-light window and half-glazed door with overlight to its R. A replacement small-pane top-hung casement window is to the R end. At the L end are boarded passage doors with chamfered jambs. The upper storey has a sill band to 12-pane top-hung casement windows replacing original sashes.

The R gable end, facing the church, has a 12-pane top-hung casement window to the R. The passage, the roof of which is strengthened by 2 round arches, leads to the rear, where there is a 2-storey rear wing and replaced windows. The rear of the main range is also rendered and has replacement windows. The rear roof slope has renewed slates and 3 inserted skylights.

Interior

Modernised.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding comprehensive window alterations, as a mid C19 house of definite character, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Church Street in an important position next to the parish church.

External Links

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House and Priestman's Bookshop (also known as Regent House)

A Grade II Listed Building in Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey