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
10194
Building Number
35
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/07/1961
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
Westminster House
Address
35 Bridge Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258238
Northing
281479
Street Side
Location
Midway down the street, stepped up from the adjoining properties.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Shown on ca. 1790 map.
Exterior
Once the town house of the Pugh family of Henblas.
Terraced Georgian 2-storey and basement 4-window coursed rubble front without stucco rendering; slate roof, wide bracket eaves and brick chimney stacks. Voussoir lintels to 9 and 12 pane sash windows. Offset robust Ionic porch with plain entablature, egg and dart cornice and high ornamental parapet with painted lettering reading "Westminster"; panelled reveals, half glazed doors with traceried fanlight. Sash windows to basement. Slate hung left gable end.
Regency detail retained to staircase and entrance hall with arch on paired columns; stained glass window to rear.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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