Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
10040
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/09/1961  
Date of Amendment
25/09/1986  
Name of Property
Town Hall  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Ceredigion  
Community
Aberaeron  
Town
 
Locality
Aberaeron  
Easting
245812  
Northing
262928  
Street Side
 
Location
Set back and detached on the corner with Victoria Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Civil  
Period
 

History
Built in 1846 by Colonel Gwynne to hold the Court of Quarter Sessions. Became County Hall after 1888. Various later extensions to sides and rear.  

Exterior
Classical 2-storey 5-bay coursed rubble front with plinth, cill band and band course; one day set back to either side. Hipped slate roof, wide boarded eaves. Central bay slightly advanced with raised open pedimented cross-gable with louvred square bellcote with onion cap and weathervane. Modern masonry insill to pediment and clock face within; 4 pilaster below (wider to outer pair) separating 12-pane sash windows with voussoir lintels; similar windows to side bays. Ground floor not filled in but originally open forming a marker; semi circular heads to tall multi-paned sash windows. Arched doorway to centre with double 3-panel doors and 6-panel ornate fanlight. Cill band and band course continue around blind return elevations. Alterations to right but with similar treatment (and with cobbled pavement in front). Gaol was replaced to left ca 1934-6 by present extension to depth of 5 bays, a further 3 bays added ca 1948; dividing line clearly visible in masonry. Similar hipped roof with brick chimney stack; sash windows as on front but smaller, continuing band courses. 2 panelled and louvred doors in arched entrances and with traceried fanlights. Later C20 extension to rear is not of special interest.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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