Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
East House
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 February 1981
- Locality
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.45958, -3.44267
- Cadw reference
- 13191
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
About 40m SE of junction with Croft Terrace.
History
Early C19 facade to late C16/early C17 core. Renovated 1978.
Exterior
Two storeys. Three bay front elevation with rendered upper floor, and exposed stone ground floor; slate roof with red and yellow brick C19 stacks. On ground floor, a canted bay window with castellated capping and sash lights to each side of central round headed doorway with open pediment on pilasters with plain fanlight and six-panelled door. On first floor, three sash windows with marginal bars.
Interior
Inside, NW ground floor fireplace with adjoining staircase to south; enriched staircase doorway.
Reason for designation
Included as structure retaining features of C16/C17 direct entry house behind C19 modernisation.
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