Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
16 Old Market Street
Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
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
- 51.66398, -3.80331
- Cadw reference
- 11815
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (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
- 15 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Adrian Hicks & SonCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Old Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.