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Former School by Church of St Padarn

Dyffryn Arth, Ceredigion, Wales

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Former School by Church of St Padarn, 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
Education
Date of designation
23 May 1996
Locality
Llanbadarn Trefeglwys
Community
Dyffryn Arth
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.24683, -4.18650
Cadw reference
17485

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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)
  • 1848 · 57. Tregaron, SW Quad. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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 on NE edge of circular churchyard of Church of St Padarn, some 0.5 km W of Pennant.

History: Small church schoolroom built in 1829 by Richard Rees of Llanbadarn, builder, for £33. Repairs were proposed in 1846.

Description: Unpainted cement render with slate roof and rendered stacks, one to W end, one on ridge at original E end. Single-storey, double-fronted original range with two small-paned sashes (boarded-over 1995) and centre door with plain Gothic arch. A one-window range added to E has one similar front window. Rubble stone NW rear wing, one broad full height entry and one door with stone voussoirs.

Included as a scarce surviving example of the small church schools of the earlier C19 in the region.

Reference: National Library of Wales Vestry Minutes.

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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