Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Ideal Bookshop
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
- 52.41457, -4.08511
- Cadw reference
- 10234
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
At the junction with Market Street with splayed corner entrance to No 31.
History
No 31, which was formerly Humphrey’s Medical Hall dispensary. Building shown on the site in 1809, probably rebuilt in 1832 contemporary with Market Street.
Exterior
Late Georgian, 3-storey stucco elevations, 2 and 3 window to Great Darkgate Street, 1-window to corner and 3-window to Market Street. Slate roof bracket eaves and cement rendered chimney stack. Small-pane sash windows with cills; No 29 has moulded margins; opaque glazing to right hand Market Street elevation windows. Modern shop front to No 29 retaining one giant pilaster to entrance with modern door opening into narrow hall. 1930’s Art Deco shop front with modern fascia to No 31 wraps around the splayed corner with set back stencilled half-glazed door; marbled stallriser with ventilators and mosaic pavement. Modern window to left of the shop front in Market Street and 6-panel door to No 1.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Regent HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Royal Naval Association ClubInstitutionalunder 1 mi
- Foulkes Ingram & Co LtdCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.