Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
15 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
- 51.66403, -3.80335
- Cadw reference
- 11814
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 near the junction with Wind Street.
Exterior
Mid C19, 2-storey, 3 window front. Regular stonework laid to narrow courses with plinth. Moderately pitched slate roof, brick stacks, that of No.15 merged with adjoining stack. Plain eaves.
First floor sash windows with sidebar glazing (removed at time of inspection). Slightly cambered stone voussoirs, plain reveals, stone sills. Similar window to ground floor left.
Reflected pair of mid C19 shop fronts to centre and right, windows to middle with doors at outer ends, divided by plain pilasters. Simple blind boxes. Shop windows of 4 lights transomed; half glazed doors with deep rectangular fanlights. Modern to No. 16.
Building undergoing restoration at time of inspection (28 July 1988).
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items on Old Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- 16 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Adrian Hicks & SonCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.