Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
6 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
- 51.66437, -3.80338
- Cadw reference
- 11808
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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 adjoining the Duke of Wellington Public House.
History
C18 to early C19 row, possibly with earlier origins.
Exterior
Whitewashed plaster on rubble, painted plinth. Steeply pitched new slate roof, plain eaves, brick end stack.
Five first floor windows, 2 blocked with false sashes, 3 with modern windows.
Plain reveals stone sills.
C19 shop front to No.6. Plain pilasters, brackets, modern blind box. Three light transomed shop window. Recessed doorway to left, half glazed door with rectangular fanlight. Former house doorway to left with modern doorway alongside.
Early C20 shop front to No.7. Central double doorway, half-glazed door rectangular fanlight flanking 2 light shop windows plain pilasters, brackets blind box.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in Old Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- 7 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7a Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- The St Ives Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- 24 Church StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.