Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 Eastgate
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1987
- Community
- Aberystwyth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.41532, -4.08489
- Cadw reference
- 10218
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
Continuos row of frontages stepped in the slope; No 8 near the junction with Baker Street and No 18 offset to right of segmental arch leading to Gateway Buildings.
Exterior
Nos 8 to 12 on 1809 map, Nos 14 to 18 in existence by 1834 map. Simple vernacular terrace with scribed render and roughcast 2-storey, 2-window fronts with plinths. Nos 12 and 14 are reflected pairs. Steep slate roofs with rubble chimney stacks, rendered to No 14. Sash windows, small pane to 1st floors of Nos 8 and 16; modern windows to No 18 1st floor. Shop fronts with cornices and end pilasters retained to Nos 10 to 18; double fronted to No 10 and bowed entablature to No 14. 4-panel doors to Nos 8 to 16, No 8 with fanlight and No 10 with additional half-glazed shop door; modern door to No 18.
Rubble, whitewashed and rendered rear elevations with lean-to's and cross ranges.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 14 EastgateCommercialunder 1 mi
- 10 EastgateCommercialunder 1 mi
- 16 EastgateCommercialunder 1 mi
- MonabriDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.