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
11780
Building Number
112  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
05/01/1989  
Date of Amendment
05/01/1989  
Name of Property
Hugh Vaughan & Co Ltd  
Address
112 Cimla Road  

Location


Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot  
Community
Neath  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
276002  
Northing
196553  
Street Side
 
Location
Promomently situated on the corner of Myrtle Road with Cilma Road.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
1930's Art Deco. " Co-operative society" building.  

Exterior
Single storey, 5 bays splayed to fit corner site. Concrete with flat roof. Advanced outer bays with stepped panelled parapets. 3 light window, reeded architrave, half round mullions, small-paned windows. 4 channel band. Bay to right end of elevation narrower, window boarded up. Stepped tall panel over central doorway, channels to top. Central panel within architrave bears relief of wheatsheaf with motto LABOUR AND WAIT on scroll, over lettering CIMLA BRANCH and defaced logo(illegible). Flanking stepped parapets with fluted band bearing disc ornaments. Continuous deep hood with sunk panelled soffit. Stepped mouldings descend to form architrave for central doorway. Recessed porch, etched glass to side walls, sunk panel frieze, spalys and soffit. Art deco grill over original glazed door. Bays flanking entrance have large picture windows. Convex reveals, marble stallrisers. Bronzed glazing bars transomed with sidelights. Building currently used as discount warehouse.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
A fine example of a small-scale Atr Deco building in good condition.  

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