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
10240
Building Number
41  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/11/1987  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
County Juniors  
Address
41 Great Darkgate Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Ceredigion  
Community
Aberystwyth  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
258242  
Northing
281639  
Street Side
 
Location
Near the corner with Pier Street, stepped down from No 37 to right;  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Late C17 origins, early C20 refronting and modern alterations.  

Exterior
formerly the Miners Arms. 2-storey and attic 3-window scribed roughcast front with slate roof and modern dormers; splayed sash glazed oriels to either end of 1st floor and separate shop fronts to ground floor. The chief interest of this building is the exceptional Art Nouveau shop front to No 39. Ornate fascia ends over pilasters; gold lettering to fascia and plinth band reading D Evans, Goldsmith, Silversmith, Watchmaker, Jeweller. Colonnettes and foliage spandrels to shop window which curves in to central entrance with ‘tesselated doormat’ and half glazed door with inscribed frosted glass.  

Interior
The interior of the jewellers retains original fittings, said to be by Pollards of London, including all round glazed cabinets and frosted glass panels. To the rear is a C17 staircase with turned balusters and plain handrail.  

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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