Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanarth, Ceredigion, designated on 3 June 1964.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1964
- Locality
- Llanarth
- Community
- Llanarth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.19319, -4.30803
- Cadw reference
- 9771
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on SW side of Alma Street (A487), the seventh house stepped down, between Alma and Glennydd, attached to both.
History
Later C19 house inserted into gap between two existing houses. Not marked on 1840 Tithe Map, but on 1887 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Squared sandstone with slate roof, flat eaves, and no stacks (or shared with adjoining houses). Two-storey, two-window range of 12-pane sashes with painted slate sills and stone voussoirs to cambered heads. Ground floor right has pair of arches with stone voussoirs, one to 4-panel door and plain fanlight, the other to through-passage.
Front garden has low iron railings to front and side, continued in front of Glennydd to left.
Reason for designation
Included for group value. Part of the group of houses in Aberaeron style lining main road into Llanarth.
Nearby in the register
- GlennyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- AlmaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'r AlmaDomesticunder 1 mi
- HafanDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.