Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Market Shopping Centre
Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 August 1978
- Community
- Aberdare East
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71339, -3.44270
- Cadw reference
- 10857
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
Opposite the Aberdare Market.
History
Almost symmetrical block built as a slaughterhouse probably contemporary with the l853 Market building. May have been remodelled in l903 when the main building was rebuilt following a fire. Restored in l986 and now includes six retail units.
Exterior
Long (4 + 3 + 4-bay) single storey frontage stepped forward and up to centre. Coursed rubble with granite impost bands and slate roofs, hipped to ends. All the shop windows are slightly recessed and the stall risers have had some alterations. Blocked semi-circular headed former doorway between the left hand two shops. The central 3 bays are stepped up and have semi-circular headed openings with voussoirs and small pane lunettes; the openings were probably all full height, now only open to the central entrance.
Modern shop windows and canopies etc. The right hand end facing Duke Street has one shop window and one semi-circular headed doorway separated by full height narrow recess.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Aberdare Market.
Nearby in the register
- The New Market TavernCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Old CourthouseCivilunder 1 mi
- Aberdare MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
- East Range of Aberdare MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.