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
21037
Building Number
16
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/11/1993
Date of Amendment
23/12/1998
Name of Property
16 Garden Suburbs
Address
16 Garden Suburbs
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Crosskeys
Town
Locality
Pont-y-Waun Garden Suburb
Easting
322201
Northing
193013
Street Side
E
Location
Terraced group to N of the circus; the distinctive stone wall to the front gardens has gabled copings.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Part of the Garden City Movement, Garden Suburbs Pont-y-Waun was begun c1918, built by Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co. for the officials of the Abercarn, Cwm Carn and Prince of Wales Collieries and was completed in 3 or 4 phases. The linear plan is composed of a single road with circus near the mid-point and the houses on the E side are set above the road while those to the W are below it. The architect is unknown although Edward Rosser has been suggested and links have also been made with Ebbw Vale and The Dingle garden villages; the variety of design probably indicates the work of several architects. First housing development in the Borough with an electricity supply and adequate drainage system.
Exterior
Grouted slate roof and replaced hood.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Pontywaun, despite alterations, because of its important position in this generally well-preserved Garden Village.
Group Description
Nos 10- 20 (even - consec) Garden Suburb
2-storey terrace of six, 1-window range, cottages. The front is pebbledashed to upper floor and stone-fronted below, except for the penultimate cottages at each end (Nos 12 and 18) which have projecting bays that are fully stone-fronted in rustic rubble manner, with quoins and voussoirs. Half-hipped roof with overhanging swept eaves and red brick chimney stacks; originally with a Welsh slate roof. Leaded casement glazing with brick sills and some with cambered heads; some have modern replacements. Nos 10 and 20 to ends have small gables with 2-light windows; 4-light to ground floor beside corner entrances. The projecting bays to Nos 12 and 18 have 4-light windows to both floors; half-glazed door under bracketed hood to inner sides. These bracketed hoods are twinned with the doorways to the central cottages (Nos 14 and 16) which have taller gables and 4-light windows over splayed bays. Similar detail to single window end elevations.
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