Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gateway to Welsh Hills Works
Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 1 August 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 August 1996
- Locality
- Porth
- Town
- Porth
- Community
- Porth
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60972, -3.40466
- Cadw reference
- 17117
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated near the centre of town at the end of and spanning Jenkins Street, and at the entrance to former factory yard.
History
Welsh Hills Works was built c1897 for Thomas and Evans, firm founded 1885, for the manufacture of aerated mineral water and soft drinks, later sold under the brand name Corona; one of a number of businesses built and run by this Porth based company.
Exterior
Decorative arch of brick in English Garden Wall bond and terracotta comprises wide segmental road arch supported by metal bands with staggered brick voussoirs, relief name plaque above surmounted by oculus in square heavily moulded framed terracotta surround; the Flemish gable has moulded terracotta coping decorated with orbs; smaller pedestrian doorway to left; moulded brick rounded quoins. Gateway formerly closed by metal shutter with fittings behind. Later workshop masks right side.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual and well constructed decorative gateway to a business of substantial local importance.
Nearby in the register
- Former Central CinemaRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Public LibraryCivilunder 1 mi
- 25 Hannah StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Evan Howells Butchers ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.