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
10858
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/08/1978
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
Aberdare Market
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare East
Town
Locality
Easting
300424
Northing
202572
Street Side
Location
Occupying a large site on the eastern side of the town centre.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Built in l853 and then largely rebuilt and enlarged, especially to W in l903 following a major fire the previous year; builder, John Jones; cost ú5,500.
Exterior
Coursed rubble with high plinth; hipped slate roofs with tiled cresting and boarded eaves. The main part of the composition is the advanced 3-bay front dated l853 with freestone classical detail. Pediment with large blind roundel over plain entablature with lettering and date; each bay is flanked by paired Tuscan pilasters over plinth. Horned sash windows - 20-pane to centre, otherwise l6-pane. Panelled double doors with some glazing bars removed to overlight. 2-storey, 3-bay 1903 period range to left, the roof of which steps up slightly at corner. Cambered voussoir heads to horned l6-pane sashes and 6-panel door to right with overlight; all with tall keystones. The enlargements to the right are attached and consist of a single storey, L-shaped market building; tall roof rising to raised clerestory the end of which has open pediment containing a round arched louvred ventilator; the roof is part glazed below the clerestory. The long façade to Market Street has central datestone and tall and broad semi-circular arched openings to left and right with tall keystones; modern glazed double doors with tall small pane overlights.
Long 6-bay W side rubble elevation, blocked doorway and tall round arched doorway at far end.
At the E side the front wall projects to carry the iron gate pier at the yard entrance. Behind that the side elevation has stock brick dressings and horned sashes. The main market building turns E (the short arm of the 'L') and has 2-storey elevation to the yard. Broken gable with raised clerestory and louvered roundel over central thermal window with small pane glazing. Entrances to left and right as on Market Street front; the right hand doorway has been mostly bricked up. The main N/S range does continue a short way beyond this arm and the two clerestories are not linked.
Interior
Altered interior with false ceiling.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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