Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Armoury
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 December 1963
- Locality
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46048, -3.44424
- Cadw reference
- 13193
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
To R, (W) Of The Ancient Druid, set slightly back behind railed forecourt.
History
Late C18/early C19 frontage.
Exterior
Two storey house. Four bay joint-lined stuccoed frontage with first floor cill band and plinth’ slate roof. Sixteen-pane sash windows to top floor, on the ground floor, larger 12-pane sashes. Square-headed doorway in third bay from left with moulded flat cornice hood on half-round columns; four-panelled door in reveals with plain overlight.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved C18 house. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- East VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ancient DruidDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box Outside Royal Mail Delivery OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 71 & 73 EastgateDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.