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.
Date of Designation
23/05/1996
Date of Amendment
23/05/1996
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Location
Situated just SW of Aberarth Bridge on S side of main road, A 487.
Exterior
History: Later C19 village house, possibly built by a returning sea-captain, the name reputedly that of a boat.
Description: Whitewashed stucco with slate hipped roof, crested ridge tiles and stone end stacks. Basement and two storeys, three-window range. 12-pane sashes, with narrower outer panes, 3-panel door with radiating-bar fanlight. Raised stucco quoins and surrounds with keystones, arched hoodmould over door. Rubble stone end walls and rear, the rear with three storeys.
Front garden enclosed by iron railings with fleur-de-lys heads on low rubble wall.
Included for its special character in a very prominent position in centre of Aberarth, close to Pont Aberarth and as a well-preserved mid/later C19 former sea-captains' house.
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