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
10357
Building Number
30
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/11/1987
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
County Court Office and Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food
Address
30 Pier Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258164
Northing
281716
Street Side
Location
Midway along the terrace.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Shown on 1809 map.
Exterior
Broad Georgian 3-storey, 3-window stucco front with eaves band and pilaster strips to first and second floors over cill band and rusticated ground floor. Slate roof, bracket eaves and red brick and chimney stacks. Twelve and 6-pane sash windows to first and second floors; tripartite small pane sashes to ground-floor flanking central doorcase with fluted Ionic pilasters, 2-order arched entrance and recessed panelled reveals and double doors with traceried fanlight.
Interior
Interior retains entrance hall with acanthus cornice and segmental arch with panelled soffit carried on fluted piers leading to openwell staircase. Unusual parabolic arch with panelled soffit, paterae ornament and Egyptian imposts leads off the hall.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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