Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
10310
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/11/1987
Date of Amendment
24/11/1987
Name of Property
University of Aberystwyth, Student Health Centre
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Aberystwyth
Town
Locality
Easting
258109
Northing
281745
Street Side
Location
On the seafront between the United Theological College and the University Old College.
Description
Broad Class
Health and Welfare
Period
History
Shown on 1809 and 1834 maps.
Exterior
Terraced pair
Buildings of different plans . Pair of symmetrical late Georgian with Victorian alterations, 3-storey basement and attic, 3-window scribed stucco fronts with high overall parapet, band course and channelled ground floor. Slate roof, brick and rubble chimney stacks; pitched roof dormers with decorative bargeboards to right, full height splayed bay windows to left outer bays with cornices, colonnettes and panelled aprons. Central half-glazed porches, with splayed angles and colonnettes to the left and pilaster strips to right. Right hand front has overall 1st floor bracketed balcony with Gothic traceried cast-iron railings; advanced over porch. Part slate hung conservatory at rear of Overseas Unit to left.
Interior
Overseas Unit to left retains fine interiors, entrance hall with arched openings to groin vaulted bay leading to stairwell which has curved handrail. Main ground floor room is to left with broad foliage ornamented cornice, ribbed dado rail, arched alcoves to two walls, with fluted pilasters to E side and panelled splay to bat window with recesses to Seminar Room; Gothic cupboard to stiarwell top. The Student Health Centre retains goof Georgian detail. Acanthus and fleuron cornice to deep entrance hall with reeded pilasters, square stairwell and stepped handrail.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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