Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
18 Neath Road
Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 19 May 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2000
- Locality
- Briton Ferry
- Community
- Briton Ferry
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63080, -3.81944
- Cadw reference
- 23309
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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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On Neath Road (A474) approximately 200m NE of the A48 roundabout.
History
Built in the 1920s as a bank and first shown on the 1941 Ordnance Survey. It was later occupied by Midland Bank but has subsequently been converted to offices.
Exterior
A free-classical style bank with single-storey front but 2-storey behind, and a flat roof with roof lights concealed behind a parapet. The 6-bay front is of rusticated masonry, with moulded architraves to the openings. The outer bays are wider and brought forward. On the L side is a small-pane sash window, on the R side a doorway with fielded-panel door. Above it is a frieze of swags and a segmental pediment projecting on consoles. The 2 centre bays have sash windows and are flanked by similar windows in 2 tiers. A continuous string course above the windows acts as a hood mould over small bullseye windows in the outer bays. A deep moulded cornice is below the parapet.
The R side wall has a single bay continuos with the front, which has a bullseye vent above the window. Beyond this the side wall is of coursed rock-faced stone in 2 storeys with 3 sash windows under lintels in each storey. At the end of the wall is an ashlar stack. Beyond is a 2-storey addition at the rear. The L side wall has 2 large recessed blank panels but the wall has been extended towards the rear.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a small classical building of the inter-war period, retaining original character, and for group value with the adjacent Rehoboth Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Rehoboth Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Rehoboth Chapel Sunday SchoolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Steam Power House at Briton Ferry DocksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Briton Ferry Library including attached Library HouseInstitutionalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.