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
82982
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/07/2004
Date of Amendment
20/07/2004
Name of Property
The Post Office
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Ystrad Fflur
Town
Ystrad Meurig
Locality
Pontrhydfendigaid
Easting
272968
Northing
266402
Street Side
Location
Situated on W side of the main road in Pontrhydfendigaid, opposite Abbey Road.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid to later C19 house and shop, of unusual scale for the area possibly reflecting the wealth from lead-mining. No buildings marked in this area on the 1843 Tithe map. Probably the same building as listed as the Post Office in late C19 and C20 directories.
Exterior
House and shop, rubble stone with slate deep eaved roof with paired brackets, and end stacks of squared stone with stepped caps. Two storeys and attic, front range of coursed squared long blocks of stone. Four-window range originally of large 12-pane sashes, replaced in uPVC. Four windows to first and one window to ground floor left, all with stone voussoirs and slate sills. House front door in second bay, six-panel with two circular panels and 2 arched panels, with big overlight, marginal glazing-bars. Timber Roman Doric porch with two columns and corniced top. Right two bays have double shop-front with recessed centre entry with narrow half-glazed double doors and large overlight with marginal glazing bars above. Shop windows each side have 2 long panes to front and one canted in to doorway. Timber casing of outer pilasters and overall fascia and cornice.
N end wall has one ground floor window at right, one above it on first floor, both with stone voussoirs and two very small attic windows with stone lintels. All windows replaced in uPVC, with slate sills. Overhanging gable verges. Rear has new dormer window.
Interior
Interior of shop appears little altered with shop shelves and counter, all in dark stained wood, probably later C19. Arch over doorway to rear with fretwork spandrels. Two iron columns in shop window.
Reason for designation
Included despite altered windows as a well-built mid C19 integral house and shop with surviving porch, shopfront and shop fittings.
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