Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clydfan
Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ystumtuen, Aberystwyth, Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, designated on 25 November 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 November 2004
- Locality
- Ystumtuen
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Blaenrheidol
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.39097, -3.85983
- Cadw reference
- 83328
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 40m N of Ebenezer chapel in short row, just N of former school, now Youth Hostel.
History
Cottage, mid C19, one of a pair, not marked on 1845 tithe map. Ystumtuen was a lead-mining settlement with four mines around, the oldest Ystumtuen in existence in 1705.
Exterior
Cottage in short row, a mirrored pair with cottage to left. Rubble stone with slate eaves roof and two chimneys at right end, one each side of ridge, the front one stone, the rear one rendered. Two storeys, with 12-pane hornless sash each floor to centre, the upper one smaller. Stone voussoirs to ground floor, brick above, and slate sills. To extreme left is C20 door with timber lintel.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a pair of cottages in late Georgian style, probably associated with lead-mining.
Nearby in the register
- Cottage attached to ClydfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bwthyn y WawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel, forecourt wall and outbuildingReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.