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Landwr

Llanfarian, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Chancery, Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ceredigion, designated on 21 January 1964.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Landwr, Llanfarian, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
21 January 1964
Locality
Chancery
Town
Aberystwyth
Community
Llanfarian
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.36946, -4.08688
Cadw reference
9846

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated at N end of a short terrace to the W side of the A487 at Chancery.

History

Mid C19 picturesque Gothic cottage in one of 2 rows facing each other across the main road, the rows originally of 2 gable ended cottages flanking one double-fronted cottage. Possibly built for the Ffosrhydgaled estate. Not marked on 1845 tithe map.

Exterior

Single storey end-terrace cottage, in terrace of 3, the end ones gable-ended, the centre one double fronted, with pointed windows, facing a matching terrace opposite. Whitewashed rubble stone, single-window, gable ended with slate roof and wavy bargeboard. Projected slightly forward from neighbouring terraced cottage to left. Window is 6-pane timber sash with painted stone sill. Large stone stack to left heightened in red brick in later C20. Cobbled paving to roadside. Right end gable with wavy bargeboard and later C20 large timber window to centre, small deep-set door to right. C20 low rear wing. Cobbled paving to front.

Interior

Not inspected at time of survey.

Reason for designation

Included as an unusual and distinctive Gothic cottage, in a tightly designed group of estate cottages.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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