Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
16 High Street
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cowbridge, Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 3 February 1981.
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
- 51.46165, -3.44750
- Cadw reference
- 13215
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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)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Opposite Town Hall.
History
Probably early C19.
Exterior
Three storeys. Two bays and centre doorway. Ground floor faced with exposed stone; upper floors with pebbledash cladding. Slate roof with end stone stacks. On ground floor, central round arched doorway with dressed stone head, blocked tympanum and modern door; rectangular bay shop window to each side. Twelve-pane sash windows on upper floors, shorter on second floor. Projecting stone blocks for keying into building extension at NW gable end.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with adjacent listed buildings in High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 18 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 20 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- War Memorial in front of Town HallCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Water Pump against SE Elevation of No 23 High StreetWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.