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The Old Custom House

A Grade II Listed Building in Cardigan, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0823 / 52°4'56"N

Longitude: -4.6605 / 4°39'37"W

OS Eastings: 217800

OS Northings: 245998

OS Grid: SN178459

Mapcode National: GBR CZ.BYG0

Mapcode Global: VH2MP.5XKL

Plus Code: 9C4Q38JQ+WR

Entry Name: The Old Custom House

Listing Date: 14 April 1992

Last Amended: 14 April 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10543

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300010543

Location: Situated at end of terraced row, opposite Chancery Lane.

County: Ceredigion

Community: Cardigan (Aberteifi)

Community: Cardigan

Built-Up Area: Cardigan

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

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History

Early C19 former Custom House (now shops). Marked on Wood's 1834 map of Cardigan and mentioned in 1830 Directory.

Exterior

In coursed blue lias stone with slate roof. Single storey facade of 3 bays originally all with tall recessed arched openings, both arches with cut stone voussoirs, but right bay has large later C19 shopfront replacing original opening.

Left arch has fixed C20 small-paned glazing and rendered top lunette, while centre has double doors with overlight and rendered lunette, the doors 6-panel with top glazing.

Shopfront to right has pilasters each side with triglyphs over in fascia, and top cornice. Big double panelled doors set back to left, overlight with flattened arched head, and panelled reveals. Shopwindow of 3 big plate glass lights, top lights above thin transom.

South east rear wing with roof hipped at angle, C20 roughcast cladding. East end wall of Custom House has C20 plate glass window below large late C19 tripartite sash.

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