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
87637
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
04/02/2011
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Seafront Shelter, The Promenade
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258320
Northing
282169
Street Side
Location
At the north end of the promenade overlooking the bay opposite No.'s 57 & 58 Marine Terrace
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Constructed c1925 as part of improvements to the seafront along the promenade. The shelter was constructed on the site of the former Bath House (demolished 1892) and is present in 1927 photographs. A further similar but smaller shelter was located further south along the promenade opposite 9 Marine Terrace but this was demolished January 2011
Exterior
Seafront shelter with neo-classical styling. Timber with tiled hipped roof.
Single storey open sided rectangular H-plan with paired bays to both sides and a single bay at either end. Painted timber frame set on stone base, fixed glazed panels above and glazed octagonal lights at each corner. Classical pilasters divide each bay, the end bays are framed by paired pilasters. Entablature with brackets and overhanging eaves. Low simple benches within each bay. Guttering, ridge capping and plain ridge finials.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a rare example of a seafront building significant for its historic interest as part of the development of the seafront and reflecting the importance of the town as a seaside resort. Group value with other listed buildings on the promenade.
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