Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
9859
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/01/1964
Date of Amendment
31/01/2005
Name of Property
The Old Post Office
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Trefeurig
Town
Aberystwyth
Locality
Pen-Bont Rhydybeddau
Easting
267913
Northing
283537
Street Side
Location
Situated towards E end of village, on slight bend just W of turn to Cwmsymlog.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Later C19 village house, used as Post Office in C20, but not marked on 1886 OS map, the post office then further E at Cartrefle.
Exterior
House, rubble stone with slate eaves roof and later C19 red and yellow brick end stacks, with nogged brick under caps. Two storeys, double fronted, offset slightly to right. Twelve-pane hornless sashes with painted brick heads and slate sills, the two above shorter than the two below, the window heads of the lower windows cambered. Off-centre doorway with painted brick head and recessed C20 door and overlight. Ground floor right window has lower half replaced with 2-pane sash.
Slate flagstones in front of door and cobblestones in front of left hand window.
Left end has C20 porch to left, to back door. Overhanging gable verges with shaped purlin ends.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an intact later C19 village house with good surviving detail.
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