Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 Baker Street
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1987
- Community
- Aberystwyth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.41551, -4.08440
- Cadw reference
- 10186
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
A continuous row of frontages detached and stepped forward from the Seion Welsh Congregational Chapel; Nos 10 and 12 stepped down.
History
Shown on 1834 map.
Exterior
2-window scribed render fronts with slate roofs, wide bracket eaves and brick chimney stacks, except No 10 which has a rubble stack. Horned sash windows. Nos 4 to 8 have 3-storey fronts with full height splayed bays; Nos 4 and 6 are reflected pairs. Rusticated quoins, cill bands and architraves to those windows over the entrances; doorcases with bracket dentil cornices and panelled reveals, 4-panel doors to Nos 4 and 6. Nos 10 and 12 have 2-storey and attic fronts with 2-storey splayed bays with panelled aprons. No 12 has channelled ground floor, ornamental quoins above 1st floor cill band architrave to 1st floor window over entrance. Pitched roof dormers; 2 ? No 10 with ornamented cill below eaves level. Entrance to No 10 has architrave and 4-panel door; half glazed door to No 12 and broader 6-panel door opening onto side passage to right under overall pilastered doorcase with cornice.
Reason for designation
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- 10 Baker StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Victoria House The Alliance & Leicester Building SocietyCommercialunder 1 mi
- 8 Baker StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Baker StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.