Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Alban Square
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 28 September 1961
- Locality
- Aberaeron
- Community
- Aberaeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24271, -4.25859
- Cadw reference
- 9932
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Symmetrical terrace between Castle Lane and Regent Street and forming the complete NW side of Alban Square.
History
Mid C19 (partly shown on ca 1845 Tithe Map).
Exterior
Simple classical 2-storey, 3-window colourwashed, rendered and roughcast fronts with rusticated quoins. Advanced and hipped roof end pavilions, slate roofs, ridge dressing to No 4, wide boarded eaves, 8 rendered and 1 rubble chimney stacks. Sash windows with glazing bars, except to Nos 3 to 5, to 1st floors, some with lugged architraves and ornamental keystones. No 1 has full width shop front on faceted pilasters, segmental arched window recess and bay shop front flanking entrance to No 2. Bay shop fronts to Nos 3 and 4, segmental arched window recesses to No 5, 6 and 7 (partially concealed to latter); modern shop front to No 8. Recessed central entrances, half-glazed and panelled doors.
Plain roughcast left end wall to No 1 with cross range to rear; plain scribed render right end wall to No 8 with hipped roof extension.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 1 Alban SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Alban SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 4 Alban SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Cegin Alban CaféCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.