Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Portland Place
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, designated on 28 September 1961.
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
- 52.24164, -4.26029
- Cadw reference
- 10083
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 177 Aberaeron (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 177 Aberaeron (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Planned terrace between the River Aeron and the Parish Church; set back from the road behind railed and walled forecourts and overlooking the harbour to NW.
History
Mid C19 contemporary with the bridge.
Exterior
No 1 (Portland House) dated 1855, Nos 2 to 7 probably following soon after. Simple classical, 2-storey, except No 1 which is
3-storey, 3-window fronts with advanced hipped end pavilions. Rusticated quoins (except to No 6 which has end pilaster strips) to scribed render, cement render and roughcast frontages. Slate roofs, wide boarded eaves, 6 cement render and 2 rubble chimney stacks. 12-pane sash windows, except to ground floors of Nos 1 and 7 which are 16-pane. Lintels to No 1, lugged architraves to Nos 2 to 7, some with keystones; cill and decorative bands to No 2 (formerly the Customs House). Arched entrances to Nos 2 to 6 with rusticated surround to No 2, bracketed hoods to Nos 3 and 5, panelled architraves with keystones to Nos 4 and 6; open pedimented doorcases with slender columns to Nos 1 and 7. Recessed doors, 6-panel to Nos 2 and 4 to 7, modern to No 3 and 8-panel to No 1; 5-pane fanlights to all except No 6; panelled reveals to doorways of Nos 1 and 7.
Plain scribed render right end wall, various cross ranges to rear, rendered left end wall overlooking River Aeron with sash windows and side entrance. Datestone at base reads:- "Portland House built by Benjamin Evans in 1855".
Reason for designation
Graded II* as a particularly well preserved terrace. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Portland PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Portland PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Formerly the Customs HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Portland PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.