Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 River Row
Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 August 1975
- Locality
- Abercanaid
- Community
- Troed-y-Rhiw
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72491, -3.36650
- Cadw reference
- 81724
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
Situated on the NE side of Abercanaid facing the Afon Taf.
Exterior
No 2 has C20 windows and door with overlight, thin stucco surrounds to openings, concrete tiles, and rubble stone rear wall with blocked door, tiny window to left and one upper window. There were still sash windows in 1975.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the best surviving groups of early industrial workers' housing in the region.
Nearby in the register
- 1 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 River RowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.