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Client	Denbighshire County Council
Location	Rhyl, Wales
Status	Not listed
Summary	Building envelope repairs and restoration of original facades on the streetscape
Completion	2005
Build Value	£650,000

The practice was employed as conservation architects for the repair of buildings in the core area of the town under an HLF funded townscape repair scheme. The practice provided detailed drawings and specifications to reproduce the period correct detailing of each building.

This part of Rhyl had been planned on a formal basis during the early 19th century and comprised regular plot widths overbuilt with three storey Regency townhouses originally intended to provide summer lodgings for middle class Liverpool families who used the steamer services to Rhyl.

Subsequently this use ceased and the properties were converted to retail use with residential or commercial space on upper floors. As the fortunes of the town decayed the buildings fell into disrepair.

The George Hotel
This building at the intersection with Sussex Street has a concave front surmounted by a stepped pediment and exhibited an interesting refashioning in Art Deco style influenced by the marine setting featuring Crittall steel windows and iron railings and render details. All these items were carefully replaced with matching work, the building was re-roofed and the ground floor altered to provide an accessible street café frontage.

No. 60 George Street
This typical 3 storey house had been converted to an ironmonger's shop in the late 19th century and featured the original first floor bay, which was parting company with the front wall, and the original but badly damaged shopfront. These features were accurately repaired and the building was provided with a new roof, windows and render finishes.

No. 29-35 Queen Street
This building is also located at the junction with Sussex Street and mirrors the concave front of the George Hotel. A new shop front was provided and the missing two storey bay windows were rebuilt to the Queen Street frontage. The building was re-roofed, re-rendered and provided with new sash windows as all the originals were badly rotted.