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The Old Mill

Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, designated on 25 September 1986.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Old Mill, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Industrial
Date of designation
25 September 1986
Locality
Aberaeron
Community
Aberaeron
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.24116, -4.25904
Cadw reference
10165

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Situated at the corner with Albert Street and reached by a path beside the former Forge, part of a row of former industrial buildings contained a forge, woollen mill, woodturners workshop and tannery. Front (W side) overlooks the River Aeron.

c1850

3-storey, 4-window whitewashed rubble front; slate roof, narrow eaves. Pivot windows with cambered heads to ground and first floors, arched entrance to ground floor, later conservatory extension against garden wall with hood on decorative cast iron brackets over timber door with Art Nouveau glass.

Rubble left end wall, cement render right end wall, various openings to rear with brick quoins.

2-storey whitewashed rubble building adjoining to right not of special interest.

Group value.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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