Nos 1-14 (consec) Collins Row is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 July 1973. Terrace of houses. 3 related planning applications.
Nos 1-14 (consec) Collins Row
- WRENN ID
- rough-moat-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney MP: Nick Smith (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1973
- Type
- Terrace of houses
- Address
- Nos 1-14 (consec) Collins Row, Bute Town, Rhymney, NP22 5QL
- OS grid reference
- SO 104 092
- Coordinates
- 51.77449, -3.29954
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Nos. 1-14 Collins Row form an early 19th century terrace of ironworkers' houses in a classical style, similar to the nearby Middle and Lower Rows. The symmetrical arrangement of the terrace has been disrupted by the demolition of Nos. 15 and 16. The original layout featured projecting bays at each end and in the centre, with recessed bays between them. Nos. 1 and 2, and the central bays housing Nos. 7-10 all project forward. The houses, except for the central block, have a single window range and a door. The central four houses are arranged in pairs, sharing a three-window range (with the centre window blocked on each pair) and having doorways on the outer sides. The houses are constructed of roughly coursed stone rubble with shallow-pitched hipped roofs covered in stone slates. The central range has a separate hipped roof, and the ridge is marked by substantial stacks, many of which are shared. Deep, overhanging boarded eaves are a prominent feature. Windows are horned sashes without glazing bars and have yellow brick sills. The original boarded doors, mostly recessed, include glazed panels. Openings are topped with slightly cambered heads featuring rough voussoirs; some have iron lintels visible within the surrounds.
Nos. 1 and 2 project strongly at the northeast (left) end. The door to No. 2 is on the left-hand side, while the door to No. 1 is in the northeast return, creating a double-fronted appearance to the first bay. Nos. 3-6 are recessed, with a door to the left of No. 3 and doors to the right of Nos. 4-6. Nos. 7-10 form the projecting three-storey central block. Nos. 11-14 are recessed, mirroring the arrangement of Nos. 3-6, with doors to the left of Nos. 11 and 12 and to the right of Nos. 13 and 14. Nos. 15 and 16 were originally converted into a Board School in the 19th century but have since been demolished. Outbuildings and walled gardens are located at the rear of the properties. The original interior layout consisted of two rooms on each floor, with double depths, a fireplace in each room, and a spiral staircase positioned alongside.
Local climate
Nos 1-14 (consec) Collins Row sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 9 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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