Memorials & monuments · Mid Wales
The Old Shire Hall, high Street
In or near Aberporth.
The Old Shire Hall, high Street in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Old Shire Hall, high Street is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Old Shire Hall (Welsh: Hen Neuadd y Sir Aberteifi) is a former judicial building in the High Street in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. The structure, which is now used as a British Red Cross shop, is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was commissioned as a courthouse for the county of Cardiganshire, to replace the inadequate judicial facilities in Cardigan Castle. The site the justices selected, on the west side of the High Street, had been occupied by the Church of the Holy Trinity. The shire hall was designed in the neoclassical style, built in rubble masonry with an ashlar stone frontage and was completed in 1764. The design involved a narrow main frontage facing onto the High Street with long side elevations stretching back behind the main frontage. It featured a two-storey arch formed by two piers with imposts supporting a series of voussoirs and a raised keystone. Above the arch, there was a band which…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0821, -4.6615
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Cardigan
- Postcode
- SA43 1HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1764
- Official site
- inthewelshwind.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743678 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Shire Hall, Cardigan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Old Shire Hall, high Street?
- The Old Shire Hall, high Street is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA43 1HA), in the parish of Cardigan.
- What is The Old Shire Hall, high Street?
- The Old Shire Hall, high Street in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Old Shire Hall, high Street?
- Drivers can use postcode SA43 1HA.
- When was The Old Shire Hall, high Street built?
- Built or established in 1764.
- Who owns The Old Shire Hall, high Street?
- The Old Shire Hall, high Street is owned by | designation1_number =10488.
- Is The Old Shire Hall, high Street free to visit?
- Yes, The Old Shire Hall, high Street is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Old Shire Hall, high Street?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA43 1HA. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.