Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pantywylan
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Community
- Cardigan
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08127, -4.66197
- Cadw reference
- 10469
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at right angles to river, across access lane.
History
1830 (dated 1830 J Griffiths) Marked on 1834 map apparently as part of the quayside premises of David Davies of Bridge House (Grosvenor Hotel) and Castle Green.
Exterior
Warehouse in blue lias rubble stone with corrugated asbestos roof and no stacks. Three-storey, 4-window range. West front has 4 top floor 4-pane casements with slate sills, the third one a former loading door but altered to match and 4 first floor openings with cambered brick heads, 4-pane casements except third which is loading door. Plaque between second window and door. Slate sills. Ground floor has blocked window to left, then through passage with timber lintel, then broad opening with later iron lintel and C20 boarded infill, then broad cambered brick headed doorway, not aligned and fifth opening to right, also with cambered brick head.
Outside steps into bank at north end, with access doors to first and second floors. South end has ground floor broad doorway with cambered brick head, first floor loading door with brick head and slate sill, modern door and second floor C20 broad opening with concrete lintel and balcony.
Rear east wall has 4 second floor windows, 4-pane with timber lintels, 3 to first floor, similar but with cambered brick heads and ground floor 2 blocked openings and through passage.
Reason for designation
Listed as the best surviving warehouse on the north side of the river.
Nearby in the register
- The Grosvenor HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- No 1 Cambrian Quay including Area RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle Chambers (previously listed with The Grosvenor Hotel)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Glenroy HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.