Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
20 High Street
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
- 51.46172, -3.44774
- Cadw reference
- 13217
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
Part of row of 2-storeybuildings which is almost opposite Town Hall.
History
Early to mid C19. Formerly the Royal Oak Inn.
Exterior
Symmetrical stuccoed three bay facade to two storey building. Slate roof with stone stack at right hand end. Central (probably C20) pedimented doorcase with modern eight-panelled door; flanking canted four-light angular bay windows with sash lights, hipped slate roofs and stuccoed stall risers. Twelve-pane sash windows on first floor.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a group of similar early C19 buildings in High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 22 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 18 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 26Commercialunder 1 mi
- 16 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.