Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Castle Hotel
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 28 September 1961
- Locality
- Aberaeron
- Community
- Aberaeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24244, -4.25922
- Cadw reference
- 10045
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
Forward to the street on the corner with Bridge Street.
History
Part of the original early C19 town plan and shown on ca. 1845 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Simple-classical 3-storey, 3-window scribed render front with rusticated quoins and plinth. Steep pitched hipped slate roof with wide eaves and 2 cement render and stacks. 9-pane sash windows to 2nd floor, 12-pane to 1st and ground floors, all recessed and with lugged architraves and keystones. Central arched entrance with small bracketed hood on panelled architrave; 8-panel door and 6-pane fanlight.
2-window scribed render side elevation adjoining No 10 Bridge Street; window treatment as on the front.
Front joined to No 21 Market Street only at ground level by modern restaurant, not of special interest.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 21 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Albion House including the Welsh Wool Shop and the Albion Cake ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- 20 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.