Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Old Market Street
Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Neath, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 6 May 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 6 May 1981
- Community
- Neath
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66402, -3.80303
- Cadw reference
- 11806
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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 near the junction with Wind Street.
History
C18/early C19 with earlier origins.
Exterior
Two-storey, whitewashed roughcast on rubble. Steeply pitched asbestos slate roof, plain eaves. No chimneys.
Three Victorian sash windows to first floor, plaster architraves, stone sills, one to No.2; 2 to No.3.
C19 shop fronts to ground floor. Continuous hood. Central doorway to No.3, modern door, shallow 3 light rectangular fanlight. Large 6 pane shop window to right, flanking pilasters with brackets. Eight pane giant sash window forms shop window to left adjoining doorway. Modern top lights to outer panes of top sash. Shop front to No.2 modernised, flanking pilasters and brackets retained but door and window modern.
Rear wing probably later C19.
Interior
Cased transverse ceiling beams.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items on Old Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 16 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 15 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.