Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Caradog Arms Hotel
Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 10 January 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 10 January 1991
- Community
- Aberdare East
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71313, -3.44385
- Cadw reference
- 10863
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the junction of Cardiff Road and Victoria Square in the centre of the town.
History
ca l900 remodelling of an earlier building. Formerly the Boot Hotel.
Exterior
3-storey 3+4 window, 3-storey, front rendered to 2nd floor, rusticated to 1st floor and channelled to ground floor; sill bands and plinth. Slate roof, hipped at right end; bracket eaves and cement rendered end chimney stacks. Quoins to left end; keyblocked architraves with deeply faceted keystones. Horned 4-pane sash windows except to 1st floor centre of the Caradog Arms Hotel where there is a casement. 2nd floor sill band to right is stepped up. More pronounced keystones to the ground floor. Broad central doorway and further door to left; the two windows to the middle have broad sills and panels below. Modern shop front (Radio Rentals) but retaining Cl9 scribed end pilaster to right. Splayed corner to right end with similar detail and windows; shop window in former corner doorway. 2-window similar side elevation with quoins to far end; 1st floor sill band stepped up and shop windows flanked by scribed pilasters.
Reason for designation
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- Radio RentalsCommercialunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement outside Nos. 60 & 62Communicationsunder 1 mi
- The Old CourthouseCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.