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
10716
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/06/1964
Date of Amendment
23/05/1996
Name of Property
Billiard Room at Llanerchaeron (Previously listed as sited at Llanaeron House)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Ciliau Aeron
Town
Locality
Llanerchaeron
Easting
247954
Northing
260219
Street Side
Location
Detached building situated on E side of rear approach to main house, some 10m NE of entry to rear court.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built 1843 for John Lewis of Llanerchaeron by David Price, the estate mason. Designed in simple Neoclassical style.
Exterior
Rubble construction, slate hipped roof with wide plastered eaves and large rectangular timber lantern with low pitched hipped roof. Brick chimney stack to rear. Square plan, single storey with symmetrical 3-bay front. Central gabled porch with projecting eaves, round arched entry with stone voussoirs. Six-panel door with fanlight: radiating glazing. Two slate steps. Outer windows set in full-height round arched recesses. Round arched 10/6 hornless sash windows: radiating upper glazing bars. Stone voussoirs and slate sills. Lantern has fixed 6-pane windows (four to sides and two each end), divided by pilasters, which are paired towards each corner. Flat boarded eaves. Plain sides and rear.
Interior
Square room with coved plaster ceiling, timber floor and white marble fireplace.
Reason for designation
An extremely rare and pleasing example of a detached early C19 billiard room. Listed II* for grouping with main house.
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