History

House or villa in late Georgian style, but probably built as late as the 1860s. It was advertised to let in 1865 as a genteel residence, with request to apply to Richard James on the premises, who may be the Richard James, builder, of Aberystwyth. In 1926 occupied by Mrs James.

Exterior

House, painted stucco with slate hipped roof, deep bracketed eaves and rendered end chimneys. Basement and two storeys, three-window range with tripartite outer windows and 12-pane sash over centre door. Upper tripartite sashes are of 4-8-4 panes, lower ones are shallow canted bays of 4-12-4 panes. Centre 4-panel door, two glazed, with overlight in large painted timber classical doorcase with Roman Doric columns, frieze and cornice. Four deep slate-slab steps up to door. Nine-pane cellar windows below tripartite windows. E end wall has blank window each floor to left and to right a similar tripartite sash over a canted bay. W end is similar.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a substantial villa with original late Georgian style detail including fine columned doorcase.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29505440

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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