Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Post Office
Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 6 December 1988
- Locality
- Capel Dewi
- Community
- Llandysul
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.05935, -4.25808
- Cadw reference
- 10589
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 100m E of crossroads at Capel Dewi, on roadside.
History
Mid C19 with late C19 W end addition
Exterior
Terrace , now one property. Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roofs and 2 ridge stacks. Two storeys, L-plan with short lofted wing of former bakery projecting forward to road edge at E end. Main range is 4-window, wing has 1-window return, all apparently of same period. Wing has unpainted gable end with superimposed loading doors and iron pulley wheel above. Return has 12-pane sash over double doors to former bakery.
Main range has former Post Office to left, 12-pane sash over double-fronted shop with centre double doors and overlight between 2-pane shop-windows. Timber matching doorcase and outer window jambs with brackets to overall cornice. King George VI letter box incorporated in one window. To right, 3-window range between stacks, similar 12-pane sashes and door between ground floor windows. Door is 2-panel with overlight. Wider spacing to windows to right of door. All windows have unusual moulded timber fronts to sills. Late C19 W end addition is unpainted rubble stone 2-window range with late glass sashes.
Terraced forecourt with rubble retaining wall and stone steps up.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box outside the Old Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to Church of St DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Broneinon MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.