Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
10267
Building Number
12
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/07/1961
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
NO.12 LAURA PLACE,,,,,DYFED,
Address
12 Laura Place
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258080
Northing
281574
Street Side
S
Location
To W of the former Assembly Rooms, above and to the S of the Parish church; on sloping ground. At one time the town house and estate office of the Powells of Nanteos.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Shown on 1834 map, possibly contemporary with the 1820 Assembly Rooms.
Exterior
Late Georgian 2-storey attic and basement 7-window scribed cement render front. Hipped slate roof, wide bracket eaves and rubble chimney stacks; slate hung dormers, 2 to 11 with modern windows, the other to No 12 with twin horned sash windows. Small pane sash windows below, taller to ground floor. Hooded Doric doorcase to No 12 offset to right with fluted columns, panelled double doors and ogee traceried fanlight.
Cement render left side; similar doorcase with fluted pilasters to No 11. Rubble rear with dormers and sash windows with glazing bars; modern extension to No 12.
Interior
Interiors retain contemporary detail especially to No 12, formerly the residential part of the house. Bracket and paterae cornice to entrance hall, panelled soffit arch leads to openwell staircase with tall landing window; panelled shutters and doors, barley twist columns and reeded pilasters to firepieces, some with Gothick traceried firebacks. Fluted newel balusters to No 11.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in Laura Place, Great Darkgate Street, King Street and New Street.
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