Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 2 Richmond House
Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandysul, Ceredigion, designated on 13 January 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1993
- Community
- Llandysul
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04179, -4.30934
- Cadw reference
- 10577
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated set back and on high terrace at main intersection of the town.
History
Circa 1870-80
Exterior
Large pair of stucco villas, 3-storey 5-window in 1-3-1 arrangement, with slate hipped roof and 3 stuccoed stacks. Centre is advanced with hipped roof. Each part has rusticated quoins, moulded string courses, moulded eaves cornice, 4-pane sashes with moulded labels and keystones and slate sills. Central window between 6-panel doors with overlights in tall stucco doorcases with console brackets to cornices. Deep overlights.
Two-window end elevations and big rear gable in rubble stone with stuccoed gable and end stack.
Set on high rubble stone terrace with c1900 intersected wire railing.
Reason for designation
A pair of Victorian villas of unusual scale and elaboration.
Nearby in the register
- No 1 Richmong HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Barley MowCommercialunder 1 mi
- Carreg Llys, Wesley HillDomesticunder 1 mi
- Shop adjoining Carreg Llys, Wesley HillCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.