Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Brynawel
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
- 52.41349, -4.08769
- Cadw reference
- 10250
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At the W end of the road and detached from the terrace to left.
History
Shown on 1834 map.
Exterior
Late Georgian 4-storey and basement 3-window scribed stucco front with cill bands and rusticated base and quoins; top floor added at a later date, possibly ca 1900. Slate roof bracket eaves and brick chimney stack. Small pane sash windows, except to 2nd floor centre; architraves to the upper floors and bracket cills to 2nd floor; bracket cornice to central 1st floor and ornamented architraves to flanking windows. Central pilastered porch with similarly detailed parapet and side windows; modern outer doors and fine traceried fanlight within 4-storey and basement 2-window similar right side elevation; central Arts and Crafts pointed oriel to 3rd floor; some sash windows without glazing bars; mutilated classical doorcase to right retains entablature frieze. Cement render left side elevation.
Interior
Interior retains Georgian features; entrance hall cornice with roses, semi-circular arch with acanthus ornament carried on paired columns leads to dog-leg staircase.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
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- 11 Laura PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Jasper HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 12 Laura PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.