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
10528
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/04/1992
Date of Amendment
14/04/1992
Name of Property
4 Rook Terrace including Forecourt Walls Railings & Gates
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Cardigan
Town
Locality
Easting
217659
Northing
245954
Street Side
Location
Situated on street line towards west end of street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
1886-7. An unaltered row of decorative late C19 houses, displaying characteristic Cardigan brickwork. Possibly the new block of buildings for Mrs Davies designed by R Thomas of Cardigan.1 April 1887. Nos 3 and 4 Brynheulog and Brynteg were built first and are dated 1886
Exterior
Two pairs of houses in red brick with slate roofs and brick stacks, the pairs similar but not identical. . Two-storey and attic, 2-window range each house with decorative brickwork typical of products of Cardigan Brickworks. Nos 3 and 4 have paired doors, canted bay windows, upper windows with notched surrounds, cambered heads and carved keystones, 4-pane sashes, and brick dormer gables over outer bays. Moulded brick eaves course with zig-zag, roll-mould and then gutter course in slate. Windows have timber panels above sashes with pierced decoration. Dormer gables have carved roundels. Doors were of 2 long arched panels, surviving on No 3 and have overlights and shelf hood on rustic brackets, probably cast iron.
Nos 1 and 2 are similar but doors are not paired but aligned under right side window of each house and gables are central to each. Doors have pilastered doorcases with cornices. Arched panels to doors, original to No 1, glazed panels to No 2.
All 4 houses have yellow brick low walls with cast-iron rails and wrought iron gates.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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