Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Highbury Hotel
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
- 52.08586, -4.65903
- Cadw reference
- 10496
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 set back from road adjoining Stanley House.
Exterior
The old gaol had a projecting pedimented frontispiece which seems to have been cut back to the main block, of which the hipped slate roof survives and a new double-gabled front put on for 2 villas, named Highbury and Brooklands. Three-storey and attic, with bargeboard gables, late C20 conservatory to ground floors and altered big first floor oriels with flower balconies under large second floor windows, also with late C20 glazing. Gothic attic lights.
The chamfered angles accord with old views of the gaol, though the fenestration is ca1898 but there are traces of blocked windows. The lower rear range with hipped roof is also part of the original gaol, with blocked openings visible.
Reason for designation
Building is included for historic interest of remaining parts of the C18 gaol of which the stonework is clearly visible on the north wall.
Nearby in the register
- Stanley House including Garden Wall Gatepiers and GateDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Priory TerrraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Priory TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Priory TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.