1 Penrhyn Buildings

1 Penrhyn Buildings, located at Nos 28-34 Penrhyn Road with Nos 1-7 Princes Drive in Colwyn Bay, is a three-storey building constructed of buff brick with white faience dressings. The structure is curved in plan and consists of three distinct elements symmetrically arranged around a central block. This central block features three shops with white faience shop fronts at the ground floor, and an arrangement of windows above in a 1-3-2-3-1 pattern, with narrow end bays over side entrances and a pediment above the two central bays.

Plain brick pilasters separate the windows, which include 2-pane sashes with margin lights, and a Greek Key frieze in the entablatures on the first floor, while the second floor has 12-pane sash windows. The building has a white faience cornice, and the side entrances are framed with moulded architraves and flat entablature hoods. The shop fronts include one unit that has been renewed, while the others retain their original features, including curved glazing with margin lights in the upper panes, tiled stall risers, and mosaic floors.

Flanking the central block are symmetrical outer bays, also three storeys tall, featuring steep hipped green slate roofs and leaded upper panes on the first floor. The second floor contains five 12-pane sash windows, with white faience architraves on the first floor windows and a white cornice band. Many of the shop fronts remain intact, although some of the glazing has been renewed.