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Alicia

Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Aberarth, Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, designated on 23 May 1996.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Alicia, Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
23 May 1996
Locality
Aberarth
Community
Dyffryn Arth
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.25094, -4.22871
Cadw reference
17469

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 177 Aberaeron (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated just SW of Aberarth Bridge on S side of main road, A 487.

History: Later C19 village house, possibly built by a returning sea-captain, the name reputedly that of a boat.

Description: Whitewashed stucco with slate hipped roof, crested ridge tiles and stone end stacks. Basement and two storeys, three-window range. 12-pane sashes, with narrower outer panes, 3-panel door with radiating-bar fanlight. Raised stucco quoins and surrounds with keystones, arched hoodmould over door. Rubble stone end walls and rear, the rear with three storeys.

Front garden enclosed by iron railings with fleur-de-lys heads on low rubble wall.

Included for its special character in a very prominent position in centre of Aberarth, close to Pont Aberarth and as a well-preserved mid/later C19 former sea-captains' house.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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