Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
6 Cadwgan Place
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 September 1961
- Locality
- Aberaeron
- Community
- Aberaeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24320, -4.26134
- Cadw reference
- 10004
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Group of continuous 2-storey frontages forward to the street from Drury Lane to Tabernacle Street overlooking Pwll Cam.
History
Part of the original early C19 town plan when the harbour area was developed; shown on ca 1845 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Simple classical scribed render fronts with plinths and rusticated quoins to Nos 8 and 9. No 5 continues out to left over Drury Lane and is 3+1 window wide, Nos 6 to 9 are 2-window wide. Slate roofs, wide boarded eaves, 3 rubble and 2 cement render chimney stacks. 12-pane sash windows to 1st floor of No 5, No 6 and right side of No 8; 4-pane sash windows to Nos 7 and 9; 5-light sash windows to No 5 ground floor; 2-storey splayed bay to left of No 8 with sash glazing; 3-light window to ground floor left of No 9 with segmental heads. Lugged architraves with keystones to Nos 6 to 8 plain architraves and ornamental keystones to No 9 (linked to ground floor). Rusticated doorway with voussoir lintel to No 5, lugged architraves with ornamental keystones to Nos 6 to 8 doorways, plain architrave to No 9 doorway with keystone. 6-panel doors with fanlights to Nos 5 to 8, 4-panel to No 9.
No 5 known locally as the ‘Stamp House’; renovation in progress at time of inspection (September 1985).
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 7 Cadwgan PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milford HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 Cadwgan PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 9 Cadwgan PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.