Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Building to rear of Town Hall
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 16 September 1999
- Locality
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46220, -3.44694
- Cadw reference
- 22295
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
To rear of Cowbridge Town Hall.
History
Circa 1895; originally 3 rooms. Extended to N to house billiard room. Restored in 1990s.
Exterior
Local grey stone with bathstone dressings; slate roofs. Tudor style.
SW elevation has almost central doorway with Tudor arch, surrounded by pierced arcading with small lights; 4-light window to L, 3-light window to R; central gablet dormer with small pane glazing. L elevation has gable with lareg Tudor window of 3 lights, then block with three-3-light mullion and transom windows, and plain rendered gable. Facing Square, 3 gables; L has large Tudor window of 3 lights, centre has doorway, and small 3-light window, as has third gable.
Reason for designation
Well-detailed C19 building with group value with Town Hall.
Nearby in the register
- The Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Water Pump against SE Elevation of No 23 High StreetWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- 23 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- War Memorial in front of Town HallCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.