Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bute Chambers
Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 10 January 1991
- Date of amendment
- 12 February 2021
- Community
- Aberdare East
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71189, -3.44321
- Cadw reference
- 10832
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At the curved corner of Bute Street and Cross Street, on sloping site.
History
Early C19 commercial property. Formerly a clothes factory and probable shop outlet for local retailers W Hodges and Sons. Latterly a homeless charity and solicitors office.
Exterior
Late Georgian 3-storey building with 2-window front to Cross Street, l-window curved corner and 4-window side to Bute Street, cement rendered. Hipped modern tiled roof with wide boarded eaves and cement rendered chimney stack to left. Small pane sash windows - horned except for the 2 bays to left of the corner; corner windows are curved and 1st floor one is tripartite. Modern windows on ground floor and first floor extreme left on Bute Street elevation, the latter at least in original opening. Simple classical shopfront across the whole Cross Street elevation and just returned around the corner; bracket cornice and partly fluted pilasters. Half glazed door across the corner flanked by modern cross frame and single light windows, central doorway to Cross Street front flanked by horned small pane sash and modern window. 2 window extension uphill on Cross Street front.
Interior
Not Inspected, but reordered in late C20 as office space.
Reason for designation
Listed for it special historic and architectural interest as a late Georgian commercial property, retaining strong character and some good external detail.
Nearby in the register
- Midland BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement outside Nos. 60 & 62Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Aberdare MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
- Radio RentalsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.