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
10260
Building Number
4
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/07/1961
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
4 Laura Place
Address
4 Laura Place
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258102
Northing
281664
Street Side
E
Location
Planned terrace overlooking Laura Gardens and the Parish church to W; stepped in the slope between King Street and New Street. So named after W E Powell of Nanteos married Laura Phelps.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Nos 5 and 6 built by 1809, all shown on 1834 map; possibly by George Repton.
Exterior
2-storey basement and attic 3-window stucco fronts stepped up at No 4; scribed ground floors and quoins with bracketed cill band to No 1. Slate roofs, hipped at ends, wide bracket eaves and rubble chimney stacks with brick cappings. Paired sash windows to slate hung dormers with cusped bargeboards; small-pane sash windows below, taller to ground floors. Nos 1 and 4 have margins and No 1 has bracket cornices to ground floor; nos 2 to 6 have blind boxes and central 1st floor windows of Nos 1 to 3 are blocked. Entrances to Nos 1 to 5 are offset to the right and the entrance to No 6 is in New Street. All retain fine doorcases with Roman Doric columns, bracketed hoods, panelled doors and reveals (except to No 6 which are reeded) with varied traceried fanlights (modern to No 6); No 3 lit by carriage lamps. Wrought Iron railings with interlace balusters retained to the front. Stucco 2-window end elevations to Nos 1 and 6, windows broadly spaced to No 1 and all but one blocked to No 6; stepped down extension towards the rear of No 6 has the main entrance. Various cross ranges and lean-tos to roughcast and whitewashed rubble rears; some small pane sash windows and dormers. Art Nouveau chimney pot to No 4's cross range.
Interior
Some fine interiors retained. No 6 has ornate openwell staircase, segmental arch on Doric columns leads to dining room; moulded cornices, panelled shutters and doors.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in Laura Place, Great Darkgate Street, King Street and New Street.
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