Aberdare House is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1975. Office. 1 related planning application.
Aberdare House
- WRENN ID
- blind-plinth-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1975
- Type
- Office
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Three storeys, 3 bay front in bathstone ashlar with entrance doorway surround in Portland Stone. Parapet with low triangular pediment over central bay, and cornice. Four giant pilasters on first and second floors supported on plinth of four single storey pilasters. Giant pilasters with moulded panels and concave Ionic-derived capitals with aprons and hanging garland decoration. Central narrow bay with bowed tripartite windows on upper floors. Flanking bays have wide tripartite windows. On ground floor, central doorway with segmental head with large keystone and Baroque-style decoration over. Ground floor pilasters flanking doorway have sunk panels, and capitals with hanging garland decoration. End pilasters banded. Tripartite windows with classicizing wooden frames, and aprons below with stylised ship decoration in vents.
At rear, facing former Glamorganshire Canal, polygonal W front behind railed wall. Group value.
Double six-panelled doors lead to lobby with marble dado, black and white tiled floor with marble steps.
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