Chester Street, Wrexham

They are listed together due to their combined importance as a rare early 19th-century streetscape in Wrexham which needs to be considered together in the event of any demolitions and ensure preservation.

The three-storeyed building's exterior seems to have been remodelled in the late 18th century, with it having stucco over brick, which is rusticated to the ground floor.

The building's original interior layout largely survives almost intact, with a central entrance hall divided by an archway, while stairs are located at the rear.

Multiple rooms of the building retain their early 18th-century plasterwork and joinery details, while some enriched plaster ceiling was renewed after being damaged by a fire.

In March 2024, a planning application was submitted to Wrexham council to turn the building into an aparthotel of thirteen rooms.

The exterior of the two-storeyed building is a rendering over brick, with a central entrance and its roof made of slate.

Wingett House's exterior is a rendering over brick, with a slate roof, central entrance, and the building being three storeys.

These include an 18th-century rococo-style fireplace made of cast iron and surrounded in reeded wood, as well as plaster cornices and details on the upper staircase.

[17] In 1898, the pub was rebuilt using Ruabon red brick in a commercial style,[18] with elements of Arts and Crafts,[16][19] to the designs of Liverpool architect Thomas Price,[20] and built by Jack Scott in 1904.

[8] The building is of two storeys, while its exterior is of brick, with a slate roof, and an asymmetrical plan, while its main entrance fronts Chester Street.

[22] Following a short period of vacancy, it reopened in January 2012, as a Welsh-language community centre and pub, under the Welsh translation of its original name, as Saith Seren.

[26] The building is now (as of 2023[update]) a Polish grocery store,[25] with the converted upper floors now residential apartments.

[32] Tŷ Pawb is an arts centre, housed in Wrexham's former People's Market on Chester Street.

This included Wrexham's now demolished old market, guildhall, library, fire station, some shops, pubs and cinemas.

On the site's Chester Street side stood the former Wrexham Grammar School, founded in 1603 and closed in 1880, which later became home to Wrexham's first guildhall (also known as the Municipal Building)[39] and free library in 1884 following its acquisition by the local borough council,[40] in the year prior.

Between the old Guildhall and to the Rose and Crown (see below) there was a tall terraced row of properties, with the Bromfield Hotel being most significant building of them.

The Chester Street chapel was designed by Wrexham architect G Raymond Jones & Associates, costing £182,000, and consecrated on 14 January 1976.

It dated to the early 19th century, with 17th-century timber framing which was exposed internally, an attic and sloping slate roofs.

The chapel was rebuilt in 1841, to the designs of Liverpool architect Edward Welsh, in a Classical style for its gable entry.

The 1875-dated building was of a Simple Gothic style for its gable entry, and was designed by Wrexham architect John Morrison.

[48] The chapel was demolished in 1987, leaving only the 20th-century schoolroom standing, which now serves as the modern-day Baptist church following its conversion in the late 1980s.

[8] The Civic Centre,[49] also partly known as Bodhyfryd (Welsh for 'pleasant place'),[3][50] is adjacent to Chester Street, and aside those directly located on Chester Street, it also includes Waterworld, the Guildhall, Llwyn Isaf green, the Law Courts, Wrexham Library, and a small police station, which replaced a demolished one.

The building dates to the 1960s, and was refurbished in 2021, to house a community wellbeing centre, as well as improve the state of its existing council offices.

[56] The hub is a partnership of the council, local group AVOW, and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).

The memorial was designed by sculptor William Goscombe John, and has an ashlar pedestal and flanking walls, as well as bronze figures.

Its central pedestal is surmounted with figures of the Royal Welch Fusiliers in their 18th and 20th century uniforms passing each other.

It is located on Chester Street, as part of a collection of civic buildings, alongside the courts and Waterworld.

[69] The hall's foundation stone dates to 20 March 1957, which was attended by the Mayor of Wrexham, John Albert Davies.

[70] For conferences, it can accommodate between 20 and 300 people, and be sub-divided into three units, or for parties divided into a separate dining area.

[65] Plans for the estimated £11 million redevelopment, include creating a memorial garden, piazza, and a remembrance plaza, surrounding a new building.

The Old Registry Office
Wingett House
The Old Vaults
No. 56–61 row of shops, on the eastern side of the street.