Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Imperial House
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Community
- Cardigan
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08256, -4.65761
- Cadw reference
- 10475
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 eastern end of Church Street, adjoining gateway to churchyard.
History
Electoral roll address is Finch's Square Marked on Wood's 1834 map of Cardigan. Formerly known at Tintern Cottage and residence of Patrick Brown timber merchant and manager Brecon Old Bank 1835. From 1907 the Imperial (Conservative) Club. Earlier C19.
Exterior
Villa, now flats, in squared blue lias stone with slate roof and large black brick end wall stacks. Two storey 3-window south elevation to Church Street with large timber bracketed cornice, 3 first floor 12-pane sashes with slightly cambered rendered heads and 3 ground floor arch-headed sashes with radiating glazing bars, the stone frames recessed, with rendered arched heads. Slate sills. Two basement cambered-headed windows with iron grilles. Large C20 dormer. East side wall has slate course across gable, attic window, first floor 12-pane sash and 6-panel door, all in centre, with long pointed arched stair light to right, small-paned with intersecting glazing bars. Door has traceried overlight and is set in timber tent porch with altered wooden posts to outer angles.
Rear wall has 3 windows above and below and large 6-panel door with traceried overlight and hood on brackets. Two basement windows.
Interior
Open-well stair with stick balusters at east end, 2 flights and landing.
Nearby in the register
- Gates & Gatepiers to Churchyard of Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 22 St Marys StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 21 St Marys StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- CemaesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.