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4, Alfred's Terrace, Taffs Well, Pontypridd

A Grade II Listed Building in Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5407 / 51°32'26"N

Longitude: -3.2645 / 3°15'52"W

OS Eastings: 312403

OS Northings: 183181

OS Grid: ST124831

Mapcode National: GBR HT.G3LF

Mapcode Global: VH6DZ.CJKR

Plus Code: 9C3RGPRP+76

Entry Name: 4, Alfred's Terrace, Taffs Well, Pontypridd

Listing Date: 17 July 1987

Last Amended: 28 April 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23238

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300023238

Location: Located in the village between Cardiff Road (A4054) and the Taff Vale Railway.

County: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Town: Pontypridd

Community: Taffs Well (Ffynnon Taf)

Community: Taffs Well

Built-Up Area: Taff's Well

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

A terrace of mid C19 cottages shown as Garth Terrace on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey of 1874, but not shown on the Eglwysilan tithe map of 1841. They may have been built for workers at the Garth Foundry which was on the opposite side of the Taff Vale Railway. Known as Alfred's Terrace by the time of the Ordnance Survey of 1900. A 3-window house was built on to the E end of the terrace c1900. No 1 at the W end of the terrace was altered in the mid C20.

Exterior

To the rear, hornless sash to R and horned sash to L.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an unusually well preserved example of a terrace of workers cottages. Such examples are becoming increasingly rare in South Wales.

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