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Ystwyth

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, designated on 21 July 1961.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Ystwyth, Aberystwyth, 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
Domestic
Date of designation
21 July 1961
Community
Aberystwyth
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.41355, -4.08563
Cadw reference
10204

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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)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Adjoins No 12 at the top of the Street, the Old Black Lion Hotel set back to the right.

History

Late C18 (shown on plan of ca 1790).

Exterior

Georgian 3-storey, 3-window scribed stucco front with rusticated ground floor; slate roof, wide bracket eaves and cement render chimney stack. Recessed small-pane sash windows, keystones to 1st floor and 1 blocked window to 2nd floor; horned small-pane tripartite window to ground floor flanked to left by panelled reveals and door with fanlight. Rubble and cement render right end wall.

Reason for designation

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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