Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 Vulcan 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
- 52.41306, -4.08763
- Cadw reference
- 10412
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
Corner sited, set into a steep slope; No 12 facing up St Michael's Place No 14 was formerly occupied by the Ceredigion Museum.
History
Shown on 1834 map.
Exterior
Late Georgian 3-storey structure with basement to Nos 14, and 26; scribed render elevation, with plinth and painted quoins to the corner. Twin 2-window fronts to Nos 12 and 14, 1+3 windows to the asymmetrical Penmaesglas Road elevation incorporating gable end to left and stepped 3-window front to No 26 to right. Slate roofs, brick chimney stacks and wide bracket eaves' renewed small pane sash windows. Doorcases with panelled pilasters offset to Nos 12 and 14; 6 panel doors with traceried fanlight to No 14; similar but taller doorcase to No 26 and 6-panel door.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Vulcan StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 26 Penmaesglas RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 24 Penmaesglas RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynawelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.