NPRN27513
Map ReferenceSJ15NW
Grid ReferenceSJ1238058433
Unitary (Local) AuthorityDenbighshire
Old CountyDenbighshire
CommunityRuthin
Type Of SiteGRAMMAR SCHOOL
Period16th Century, Multiperiod, 18th Century
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Description
1. The Grammar School (Memorial Building, listed grade II*) was founded in 1574 or 1598; it is a single storey and attic limestone rubble building. The Headmaster's House and dormitory (Memorial House, listed grade II) was added to the south in 1742; it is a three-storey brick building on a stone plinth. The complex is now known as the Church House.
A.J.Parkinson, RCAHMW, 11 May 1994.
2. The school was moved to new buildings (nprn 403762) in 1891-3.
(Source: Edward Hubbard, Buildings of Wales: Clwyd, 1986, p.277)
J.Hill, RCAHMW, 28/05/2004.
3. The complex is enclosed by a stone wall (nprn 27515).
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 02 February 2006.