Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
E.Griffiths, Family Grocer
Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Neath, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 5 January 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 5 January 1989
- Community
- Neath
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66277, -3.80773
- Cadw reference
- 11781
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line nearly opposite the subway to Maes-y-Haf Road.
Exterior
Mid C19 terraced lane with later C19 shop front. Two storey, 2 window roughcast on rubble. Moderately pitched slate roof, plain eaves.
Six paned sash window to first floor right. improvised window to left, cement architraves.
Good late C19 shop front to ground floor. Reeded end pilasters, brackets bearing corniced facia ends. Moulded fascia with original blind box over.
Canted entrance to centre, 2-thirds glazed double doors, rectangular fanlight. Moulded mullions to shop windows. Small panes to upper portion of windows flanking entrance, arched glazing bars to tops of main windows.
Tiled stallrisers.
Interior
Interior retains original, panelled long counter to right, with contemporary glass confectionery cabinets.
Reason for designation
Included primarily on account of the well-preserved shop front and interior, once typical but now extremely rare to the area.
Nearby in the register
- Subway Under RailwayTransportunder 1 mi
- Soar Maes-yr-haf Congregational Chapel and forecourt railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- Old Post Office BuildingCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.