Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridgend Warehouse
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cardigan, Ceredigion, designated on 14 April 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Community
- Cardigan
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08030, -4.66136
- Cadw reference
- 10474
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 193 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently sited on quayside some 50m west of Cardigan Bridge, on wharf known as Teifi Wharf or Mercantile Wharf.
History
Thoroughly remodelled in mid C19, now flats. The warehouse of 1745 is illustrated into early C19 as probably 2-storey, 5-window range with eaves dormers and east end gabled projection. It was sold by the Parrys of Noyadd Trefawr to T & J Davies in 1785 who founded the important maritime business later called the Cardigan Mercantile Co and was rebuilt before the 1880s. It is possible that the shell of the 1745 building survives, re-windowed and with two extra floors added but the evidence is not conclusive.
Exterior
Warehouse. Blue lias rubble stone with slate roof and stone end stacks. Four-storey 5-window range, C20 hardwood windows with cambered brick heads. Windows are 2-light to lower floors, 3-light to upper floors and centre windows replace loading doors. Top floor openings have been raised through eaves with small gables. East end wall has 3-storey stone lean-to, with ground floor door and plaque 'This granary was erected by David Parry Esq of Noyadd in Cardiganshire March ye 26 1745'; outside steps to left to first floor entry and steps continued within to second floor. Second floor window to right. Main range has east end third floor window.
Rear is similar to front, with centre loading doors and renewed brick heads to windows. Steel C20 access stairs and galleries.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge WarehouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Cardigan BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Cardigan BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- The Castle Inn PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.