History

Later C19 by Alfred Waterhouse, architect, as offices for Prudential Assurance Company, a smaller version of his offices for Prudential in London and Liverpool.

Exterior

Four storeys including attic; 4 bays. Pressed red brick and terracotta. On first and second floors, mullioned and transomed windows in every bay. Attic storey with paired round-headed windows surmounted by a single ornate pinnacled gable to two centre bays; end bays with strapwork parapet and terracotta rectangular niches with dripmoulds. Ornately decorated panelled pilasters to attic storey.
Travertine ground floor shopfront.

Reasons for Listing

Rare example in Wales of work from the office of this important architect. Group value.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29491734

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]