History

Dated 1870. Originally built as part of the Merthyr Union Workhouse (first built 1853).

Exterior

Decorated Gothic style. 2-storey gabled range coming forward, snecked rubble facings, freestone dressings, slate roof with ventilator. Kneelered parapet to gable with finial and date-panel. Large 4-light traceried window with ogee quatrefoils, cusping, crenellated transom etc under segmented head; dripmould with headstops. Upper floor corbelled out with freestone dressing linked to bold 3-light ground floor window with rectangular dripmould, foliage stops and carved spandrels. Right return front with 2-light window over 3-light, details as before.

Left return with similar upper window over gabled porch forward from 2-storey Tudor-style block (facing Union Place); gabled wing with apex chimney forward on outer left. Slate roofs, sash windows in chamfered reveals, pointed doorway under Gothic fanlight.

Rear elevation similar with 2-window gabled cross-range, traceried 2-light windows as before. Attached S range not included.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29489928

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)