BREAKING NEWS
Cloud Server Hosting For Online Businesses
Inexpensive SEO Services
Benefits of Wanting to play Free Online Slot machines
Grade II* listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Summary

Rhondda Cynon Taf is a county borough in South Wales. It is located to the north-west of Cardiff and covers an area of 424 km2 (164 sq mi).[1] In 2021 the population was approximately 237,500.[2]

Rhondda Cynon Taf shown within Wales
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

  • KML
  • GPX (all coordinates)
  • GPX (primary coordinates)
  • GPX (secondary coordinates)

In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947.[3] Once a building is listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to its structure or fittings and alterations require listed building consent.[4] In Wales, authority for listing or delisting, under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990,[5] rests with the Welsh Ministers, though these decisions are based on the recommendations of Cadw.[6] There are around 30,000 listed buildings in Wales and these are categorised into three grades: Grade I (one), II* (two star) and II (two). Grade II* denotes "particularly important buildings of more than special interest" and makes up about seven per cent of the total number of listed buildings in Wales.[7]

There are 36 Grade II* listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf.[8]

Buildings edit

List of buildings
Name Location
Grid Ref.[note 1]
Geo-coordinates 		Date Listed Notes Reference Number Image
St Elvan's Church, Aberdare Aberdare
SO0025602590
51°42′47″N 3°26′42″W / 51.713165896176°N 3.4451118638908°W / 51.713165896176; -3.4451118638908 (St Elvan's Church, Aberdare) 		14 September 1961[9]Church A Decorated Gothic aisled church built 1851–1852 to designs by Andrew Moseley and located in the centre of Aberdare. The church is set in a small churchyard and is notable for its fine interior and the 55 m (180 ft) four-stage tower and spire which makes it a prominent feature of the townscape. The chancel was decorated by Stephen Dykes Bower in 1961.[9][10][11][12] 10841  

See more images

St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare Aberdare
SN9999802668
51°42′50″N 3°26′56″W / 51.713820956369°N 3.4488673116465°W / 51.713820956369; -3.4488673116465 (St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare) 		14 September 1961[13]Church A medieval church in an oval churchyard on the western edge of the town centre. The nave walls are of local Pennant Sandstone as is the southern doorway, datable c. 1300. The building has been extensively restored, with the chancel rebuilt in 1777 and enlarged 1871–1876. The western end has a bellcote, and a lancet window by John Petts.[13][14][15] 10848  

See more images

Tynewydd Farm House Treherbert
SS9342598864
51°40′42″N 3°32′34″W / 51.678418423346°N 3.5428075734711°W / 51.678418423346; -3.5428075734711 (Tynewydd Farm House) 		23 March 1972[16]Farmhouse A large mid-17th-century farmhouse, set within a walled garden, on the south facing slope of the valley above the River Rhondda and Treherbert. The building has been dated 1652 by Cadw and 1623 by Coflein based on the porch sundial (which is marked '16[–]2'). It is notable for pre-dating the industrial and social development of the area and retains much of its original internal timberwork.[16][17][18][19] 13115  
Upload Photo
Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel Tonypandy
SS9953292272
51°37′13″N 3°27′09″W / 51.62029522158°N 3.4526173435837°W / 51.62029522158; -3.4526173435837 (Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel) 		22 May 1978[20]Chapel Built 1867–1868 at a cost of £1,000 (equivalent to £94,000 in 2021),[21] and described by Cadw as "one of the finest chapels in the Rhondda". The main façade includes arched windows and an arcaded loggia between projecting turrets. The interior is galleried on four sides and lavishly decorated with fretwork panels.[20][22][23] The organ, by Peter Conacher, was installed in 1892.[20][24] 13117  

See more images

Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery lamproom and fan house Trehafod
ST0397991140
51°36′39″N 3°23′17″W / 51.610897854451°N 3.388092639324°W / 51.610897854451; -3.388092639324 (Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery lamproom and fan house) 		16 August 1984[25]Lamproom and fan house The lamproom, a rubble Pennant Sandstone building with a Welsh slate roof, was originally designed as a turbine house but now contains lamp recharging racks. The attached fan house of brick and stone was added in the 1950s and houses an electric motor by David Brown and Sons and a Sirocco fan. This superseded the Schiele fan in an earlier Fan House (Grade II listed: 13123).[26][27][25][28] 13119  

Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie pithead, headframe, tram circuit and tippler Trehafod
ST0395791132
51°36′39″N 3°23′18″W / 51.610822185626°N 3.3884080583185°W / 51.610822185626; -3.3884080583185 (Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie pithead, headframe, tram circuit and tippler) 		16 August 1984[29]Pithead and headframe Built c. 1878 this is the oldest surviving headframe in Wales. The wrought iron lattice girder type headframe rises through the roof of the pit bank cover building; a superstructure of brick and corrugated metal upon a plinth of rubble sandstone. The shaft was used for downcast ventilation and coal production. Wagons were placed beneath a hopper into which coal was deposited by the steel A-frame tippler.[29][30] 13120  

Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor pithead and headframe Trehafod
ST0399491143
51°36′39″N 3°23′16″W / 51.610927383325°N 3.387876907253°W / 51.610927383325; -3.387876907253 (Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor pithead and headframe) 		16 August 1984[31]Pithead and headframe Built c. 1890 this is one of the oldest surviving headframes in Wales. The pit bank is of sandstone and brick above which is corrugated iron on a wrought iron frame through which rises the wrought iron lattice girder type headframe. The shaft was used for winding workers and materials and served as the upcast ventilation shaft. Heavy wooded guillotine gates and airlock doors remain in situ.[31][32] 13121  

Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor winding engine house Trehafod
ST0400391113
51°36′38″N 3°23′16″W / 51.61065926172°N 3.3877387489393°W / 51.61065926172; -3.3877387489393 (Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor winding engine house) 		16 August 1984[33]Engine house A Pennant Sandstone and brick building with a Welsh slate roof constructed in 1890 and containing a contemporary twin horizontal steam winding engine. Alterations were made to the fenestration of the northern elevation in the early 20th century with the extant winding drum being installed c. 1902 at the same time as the shaft was deepened. In 1956 the engine was converted for use with compressed air.[28][33][34] 13122  

Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie winding engine house Trehafod
ST0396391100
51°36′38″N 3°23′18″W / 51.610535574685°N 3.3883126592423°W / 51.610535574685; -3.3883126592423 (Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie winding engine house) 		16 August 1984[35]Engine house A Pennant Sandstone and red brick building with a Welsh slate roof constructed in 1878 with later alterations, notably to its windows. A steam winding engine was replaced in 1961 with an electric winding engine which powers the winding drum installed in 1920. As part of the Rhondda Heritage Park the building is used for audio visual displays.[28][35][36] 13124  

St Peter's Parish Church Pentre
SS9695196179
51°39′18″N 3°29′28″W / 51.654944544531°N 3.4910369145175°W / 51.654944544531; -3.4910369145175 (St Peter's Parish Church) 		9 December 1991[37]Church Known as the "Cathedral of the Rhondda" this Early English style church was built 1887–1890. It has a tall four-stage bell-tower and is located in a sloping rectangular churchyard. It was commissioned by Griffith Llewellyn, a co-founder of the Rhondda Engine Works, and designed by F. R. Kempson and Fowler[note 2] at a cost of £20,000 (equivalent to £2,366,000 in 2021).[21] The church interior, and the external dressings, make use of contrasting pink and buff-coloured brick and Pennant Sandstone to create a simple banded polychromy.[37][39][40] 13126  

Bethesda Welsh Independent Chapel Ton Pentre
SS9709695376
51°38′52″N 3°29′19″W / 51.647753651929°N 3.4887050771042°W / 51.647753651929; -3.4887050771042 (Bethesda Welsh Independent Chapel) 		30 June 1993[41]Chapel Built 1906–1907 in Baroque style to the designs of W. D. Morgan at a cost of £4,300 (equivalent to £492,000 in 2021).[21] The seven-bay façade makes use of buff stone, red, and dark green sandstone and has a pediment with pilasters over the three central bays. The interior is galleried on four sides and has a Norman and Beard organ built in 1914.[41][42][43][44] 13128  

Llanharan House Llanharan
ST0072283221
51°32′21″N 3°25′58″W / 51.539151814195°N 3.4328724417395°W / 51.539151814195; -3.4328724417395 (Llanharan House) 		22 February 1963[45]House A large Georgian country house set within a small Grade II registered landscape park 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Llanharan village. It was built c. 1750 and has been extended and remodelled several times. The central three-storey block is flanked by wings, one of two storeys, the other of three, but both fenestrated to the front on two storeys to produce a symmetrical façade.[45][46][47] 13156  

Castellau House Llantrisant
ST0505986523
51°34′10″N 3°22′17″W / 51.569580392009°N 3.3712501149993°W / 51.569580392009; -3.3712501149993 (Castellau House) 		28 August 1977[48]House Located on a lane that runs north from Castellau toward Pontypridd, this large 17th-century house was the home of Edmund Traheme, the mayor of Llantrisant in 1630. A descendant of the same name remodelled the house in Regency style in c. 1800. Later changes include the addition of a west wing and the lengthening of the east wing.[48][49] In some sources it is referred to as "Castella".[50] 13503  
Upload Photo
Former Casting House and Workshop at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0867188196
51°35′07″N 3°19′11″W / 51.585216678561°N 3.3195853530291°W / 51.585216678561; -3.3195853530291 (Former Casting House and Workshop at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[51]Casting house The structure consists of 2 single-storey ranges of Pennant Sandstone with wrought iron roof trusses that were built as part of the c. 1854 expansion of the tinworks. The northern range had an asbestos-cement roof and the southern range a slate roof, though little of it remains. Numerous alterations have been made including changing the position of doors and the addition of a lean-to along the west side.[51][52][53] 13506  
Upload Photo
Workshop NW of Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0866788155
51°35′05″N 3°19′11″W / 51.584847482801°N 3.3196323899622°W / 51.584847482801; -3.3196323899622 (Workshop NW of Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[54]Workshop This single-storey building of Pennant Sandstone with brick dressings and an asbestos-cement roof was constructed during the expansion of the site c. 1854. Although the original function of the building is unclear, it is important in forming part of the larger group at Treforest and is representative of the wider growth of the tinplate manufacturing industry that took place in South Wales in the 1850s.[53][54][55] 13507  
Upload Photo
Former Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0870388101
51°35′04″N 3°19′09″W / 51.584367924959°N 3.3190988806944°W / 51.584367924959; -3.3190988806944 (Former Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[56]Tinning house A Pennant Sandstone and brick structure with wrought iron roof trusses built c. 1854. The two parallel wings once had a railway running between them. The final stages of tinplate production took place in this building. The larger east wing had twelve tinning bays where iron sheets were submerged in baths of molten tin. The building also had work areas where the tinplate was sorted, scoured and packed for dispatch.[53][56][57] 13508  

Former Smithy at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0876887987
51°35′00″N 3°19′05″W / 51.583353732664°N 3.3181313357226°W / 51.583353732664; -3.3181313357226 (Former Smithy at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[58]Smithy Built c. 1854 as part of major expansion at the Treforest site it is the last remaining example of the iron-framed structures that were once common in the ironworking forges of South Wales. Asbestos roof and cladding covered the brick walls and the cast iron frame of uprights spanned by segmental braces. The iron castings appear to be standard pre-fabricated components; the circular holes in the spandrels are a common feature of industrial buildings connected to the Crawshaw family.[53][58][59] 13509  
Upload Photo
Former Rolling Mill at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0871887961
51°34′59″N 3°19′08″W / 51.583111908289°N 3.3188460005574°W / 51.583111908289; -3.3188460005574 (Former Rolling Mill at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[60]Rolling mill Dated 1835, this is earliest surviving building of the tinplate works. This 150 m (500 ft) long Pennant Sandstone range was where iron was rolled into thin sheets. The building had 33 bays on its west wall through which 7 iron launders carried water from the leat to the water-balance hammers and waterwheels. The south end is of 3 bays and the north end, originally of 2 bays, is thought to have been extended to match during the expansion of the site c. 1854.[53][60][61] 13510  

Talygarn Pont-y-Clun
ST0317080046
51°30′40″N 3°23′48″W / 51.511038656692°N 3.3967128163262°W / 51.511038656692; -3.3967128163262 (Talygarn) 		30 January 1981[62]House Talygarn is large country house set in extensive grounds. G. T. Clark, an industrialist and antiquary, purchased the estate in 1865 and had a mansion built to his own designs incorporated the existing house as its south-east wing. Cadw describes the house as "exceptional for the opulence of its internal fixtures and fittings". In 1922 the family sold the estate and it became a convalescent home for injured miners.[62][63] It was converted into apartments in the early 21st century.[64] 13511  

Municipal Buildings, Pontypridd Pontypridd
ST0724390394
51°36′17″N 3°20′27″W / 51.60474046341°N 3.3407719778562°W / 51.60474046341; -3.3407719778562 (Municipal Buildings, Pontypridd) 		17 January 1990[65]Offices A civic building designed by Henry Hare and located to the north-west of the town centre. It was built 1903–1904 in Baroque style and retains its original interiors. Grey-green sandstone is used throughout and it has a slate roof, gable parapets, and an octagonal timber bellcote with weathervane. The main entrance and flanking windows are recessed behind three semi-circular arches.[65][66][67] 13532  

Cwm Coke Works Northern Cooling Tower Llantwit Fardre
ST0658586115
51°33′58″N 3°20′57″W / 51.566168319019°N 3.3491303513907°W / 51.566168319019; -3.3491303513907 (Cwm Coke Works Northern Cooling Tower) 		24 November 1993[68]Cooling tower One of a pair of wooden structures built in 1957 when Cwm Coke Works was established to produce coke from the coal mined at Cwm Colliery. Earlier wooden cooling towers were being replaced by concrete from the 1920s onwards making it particular unusual for these, a type invented in Germany in 1894, to be to have been built at such a late date.[68][69][70] 13537  

Cwm Coke Works Southern Cooling Tower Llantwit Fardre
ST0658486095
51°33′58″N 3°20′57″W / 51.565988375971°N 3.3491394518283°W / 51.565988375971; -3.3491394518283 (Cwm Coke Works Southern Cooling Tower) 		24 November 1993[71]Cooling tower The smaller of a pair of wooden structures at the Cwm Coke Works which closed in 2002/3. Proposed redevelopment of the site in 2014 included retaining the cooling towers which were listed due to their exceptional rarity, however the southern tower has since collapsed.[71][72][73][74][75] 13538  

Evan Howells Butchers Shop Porth
ST0271091207
51°36′41″N 3°24′23″W / 51.611281813106°N 3.4064316672903°W / 51.611281813106; -3.4064316672903 (Evan Howells Butchers Shop) 		8 January 1996[76]Shop Part of the former Thomas and Evans store built in 1905 and situated on Hannah Street in the centre of Porth. The building consisted of four purpose-built and fitted ground-floor shops, above which the offices were located. All are listed (22, 23 and 25 are Grade II) but this shop is Grade II* because of its "exceptionally complete, tiled, butcher's shop interior".[76][77] 17115  
Upload Photo
Ysgoldy Ebenezer attached to left of Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel Tonypandy
SS9953692256
51°37′13″N 3°27′09″W / 51.620152123018°N 3.4525549921143°W / 51.620152123018; -3.4525549921143 (Ysgoldy Ebenezer attached to left of Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel) 		22 May 1978[78]Schoolhouse A former Sunday School attached to the Ebenezer Chapel (also Grade II* listed: 13117). With the main chapel having fallen into disuse by 1996,[79] and undergoing restoration as of 2017,[80] this building is used as a chapel.[78][81] 17332  

Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall Treorchy
SS9590096659
51°39′33″N 3°30′23″W / 51.659064803953°N 3.5063671919699°W / 51.659064803953; -3.5063671919699 (Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall) 		20 December 1996[82]Theatre Built in two phases and located close to the railway station on the south-west bank of the River Rhondda. The earlier part, with its frontage on Station Road, was built in 1892 by Jacob Rees in Tudor style as a Miners' institute and library. In 1912–1913 the theatre was added, with its frontage, a grand four-storey classical composition, on Dyfodwg Street.[82][83][84] 18064  

Elim Pentecostal Church, Mountain Ash Mountain Ash
ST0474299063
51°40′56″N 3°22′45″W / 51.682244558792°N 3.3792372841423°W / 51.682244558792; -3.3792372841423 (Elim Pentecostal Church, Mountain Ash) 		18 February 1999[85]Church Built in 1905, it has a bowed gable front between side towers. The interior is noted for its "exceptional continuous oval gallery" and the plasterwork of the ornate ceiling. It became a Pentecostal church in the mid-20th century, before which Cadw notes it as having been Welsh Baptist, Coflein and the National Library of Wales as Calvinistic Methodist. Its older name, "Noddfa", is incised above the ground floor cornice.[85][86][87][88] 21372  

Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg Llantrisant
ST0464083425
51°32′30″N 3°22′35″W / 51.54166235104°N 3.3764526586447°W / 51.54166235104; -3.3764526586447 (Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg) 		18 August 2000[89]Church This substantial Norman church replaced a 7th-9th century church on the site. The massive two-stage tower was built in the 15th century and has a three-stage polygonal turret on its north-east corner. Also from this period is the octagonal font which Newman describes as "an exceptional piece". A number of the stained glass windows were created as memorials including the east window by Morris & Co. commissioned by John Pritchard during his restoration of 1872–74 in which the entire interior was transformed.[89][90][91] 23942  

Church of St Michael and All Angels Beddau
ST0591184994
51°33′20″N 3°21′26″W / 51.5555°N 3.3573°W / 51.5555; -3.3573 (Church of St Michael and All Angels) 		18 August 2000[92]Church When built in 1936 it would have been set in a rural context, but has since been surrounded by housing. It is rendered white with a slate roof and a heightened section at the east end which is stepped in four times towards a narrow east gable end. At each end of the church there is a circular window containing a five-pointed star, whereas the sides have pentagonal, star-shaped and tall narrow windows.[92][93][94] 23944  

Memorial to Evan and James James at Ynysangharad Park Pontypridd
ST0754590141
51°36′09″N 3°20′11″W / 51.602516044797°N 3.3363457240057°W / 51.602516044797; -3.3363457240057 (Memorial to Evan and James James at Ynysangharad Park) 		26 February 2001[95]Memorial Two bronze sculptures by Goscombe John on a base of Pennant Sandstone. It was erected in 1930 to commemorate Evan James and his son James James, composers of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers). They are depicted on a bronze tablet as low relief portrait busts. The figures of a man holding a harp, and a woman, both in Celtic robes, represent music and poetry.[95][96] 24841  

Taff Vale Railway Viaduct over Mill Street including masonry weir Pontypridd
ST0704990068
51°36′06″N 3°20′37″W / 51.601778059354°N 3.3434859127288°W / 51.601778059354; -3.3434859127288 (Taff Vale Railway Viaduct over Mill Street including masonry weir) 		26 February 2001[97]Bridge This stone viaduct was the site, in 1837, of the ceremonial laying of the first stone of the Taff Vale Railway, for which Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the chief engineer. The bridge, spanning 33.5 m (110 ft) over the River Rhondda at Pontypridd, was built wide enough to carry the single-track line connecting Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. A separately constructed viaduct abutting it was added c. 1861 to carry the additional track required when the route was widened.[97][98] 24845  

White Bridge, Pontypridd Pontypridd
ST0774991043
51°36′38″N 3°20′01″W / 51.610657503588°N 3.3336386718276°W / 51.610657503588; -3.3336386718276 (White Bridge, Pontypridd) 		26 February 2001[99]Bridge Built in 1907 on the site of an earlier bridge spanning the River Taff 0.7 km (0.4 mi) north of Pontypridd Bridge. It was designed by P. R. A. Willoughby in association with L. G. Mouchel & Partners and has a single arch of 35 m (115 ft) flanked by narrower round-headed arches. At the time of construction this was the longest reinforced concrete arch in Britain.[99][100] 24848  

Church of St Catherine, Pontypridd Pontypridd
ST071409015
51°36′09″N 3°20′32″W / 51.602530183277°N 3.3421941241127°W / 51.602530183277; -3.3421941241127 (Church of St Catherine, Pontypridd) 		26 February 2001[101]Church Built 1866–1870 by John Norton with later additions including the north aisle (1885), a north vestry (1915) and the west porch (1933). The church has a polychrome brickwork interior of red patterned with black and with buff stone banding, though the chancel was modified by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1919. The four-stage tower and spire, to which clock-faces were attached in 1890 during renovations by Kempson and Fowler, is a prominent feature of the townscape.[101][102][103] 24860  

Fan House at Hetty Shaft Hopkinstown, Pontypridd
ST0545090910
51°36′33″N 3°22′00″W / 51.609079884791°N 3.3667935808596°W / 51.609079884791; -3.3667935808596 (Fan House at Hetty Shaft) 		8 March 1984[104]Fan house The Hetty Shaft was sunk in 1875 and was used as an emergency shaft for the Tymawr and Lewis Merthyr collieries from 1923 to 1983. The stone-built single-storey fan house, which was rebuilt c. 1950 in traditional industrial style, retains a Sirocco fan in situ. It is located on the west side of the engine house, and is part of the Hetty Pit scheduled monument.[104][105][106] 24871  

Leat Retaining Wall at Treforest Tinplate Works Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0871087950
51°34′59″N 3°19′08″W / 51.583011731652°N 3.3189585655187°W / 51.583011731652; -3.3189585655187 (Leat Retaining Wall at Treforest Tinplate Works) 		27 October 1980[107]Wall An ashlar slab, engraved 'WC 1835 Perseverance' (WC for William Crayshaw), is set above the large stone retaining wall of the leat, or millstream. The leat, running parallel to the west side of the rolling mill supplied water for its waterwheels by means of the feeder which incorporated a series of 7 sluices, though all of these have since been bricked up.[53][107][108] 24882  
Upload Photo
Machine Bridge, Pontypridd Treforest, Pontypridd
ST0839489287
51°35′42″N 3°19′26″W / 51.594978532247°N 3.3238673739638°W / 51.594978532247; -3.3238673739638 (Machine Bridge, Pontypridd) 		26 February 2001[109]Bridge Also known as pont y doctor (doctor's bridge), it was built in 1809 by Dr Richard Griffiths as part of a 8 km (5 mi) tramway to transport coal across the River Taff to the Glamorganshire Canal. It was widened c. 1910 using reinforced concrete with the original piers and arches being left intact. These are thought to form the world’s earliest surviving multi-arched railway bridge.[109][110] 24912  

Llwydcoed Crematorium Llwydcoed
51°44′55″N 3°27′29″W / 51.74850581282°N 3.4580169476437°W / 51.74850581282; -3.4580169476437 (Llwydcoed Crematorium) 		16 March 2007[111]Crematorium Built 1969–70 and set within extensive landscaped grounds. It was the Wales winner of the RIBA Architecture Awards in 1971. The four asymmetrical main blocks are linked by covered courtyards with flat roofs. The predominant materials throughout are white roughcast walls on natural stone plinths with pine boarded ceilings. The blocks, which contain the chapels and crematory, have steep roofs of Ffestiniog slate which, the RIBA awards noted, "echo the shape of the local landscape" and Newman describes as "forming a fractured pyramid".[111][112][113] 87523  

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
  2. ^ The Cadw listing names J. B. Fowler,[37] the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada gives C. B. Fowler,[38] Newman mentions only Kempson.[39]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rhondda Cynon Taf - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Labour Market Profile - Rhondda Cynon Taff". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The Mother of All Planning Acts". Historic England. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Listed building consent". Cadw. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Understanding Listing in Wales (September 2018)" (PDF). Cadw. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-78903-890-3. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Understanding listing: What is listing?". Cadw. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Grade II* Listed Buildings in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b Cadw. "St Elvan's Church (10841)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. ^ "St Elvan's Church". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Aberdare church seeks visibility with £1.2m revamp". BBC News. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ^ Newman 1995, p. 133.
  13. ^ a b Cadw. "St John the Baptist Parish Church (10848)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  14. ^ "St John the Baptist Parish Church". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ Newman 1995, pp. 132–33.
  16. ^ a b Cadw. "Tynewydd Farm House (13115)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Tynewydd Farm House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Ty-newydd, Treherbert (20203)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  19. ^ Newman 1995, p. 638.
  20. ^ a b c Cadw. "Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel (13117)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  21. ^ a b c UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  23. ^ Newman 1995, p. 632.
  24. ^ "NPOR [P00376]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  25. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery fanhouse (13123)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  26. ^ Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery lamproom and fan house (13119)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery lamproom and fan house". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  28. ^ a b c Newman 1995, p. 636.
  29. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie pithead, headframe, tram circuit and tippler (13120)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie pithead, headframe, tram circuit and tippler". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  31. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor pithead and headframe (13121)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  32. ^ "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor pithead and headframe". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  33. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor winding engine house (13122)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  34. ^ "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Trefor winding engine house". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  35. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie winding engine house (13124)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Former Lewis Merthyr Colliery Bertie winding engine house". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  37. ^ a b c Cadw. "St. Peter's Parish Church (13126)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  38. ^ "Fowler, Charles Busteed". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  39. ^ a b Newman 1995, p. 510.
  40. ^ "St. Peter's Parish Church". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  41. ^ a b Cadw. "Bethesda Welsh Independent Chapel (13128)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  42. ^ "Bethesda Welsh Independent Chapel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  43. ^ "NPOR [N11827]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  44. ^ Newman 1995, p. 511.
  45. ^ a b Cadw. "Llanharan House (13156)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  46. ^ "Llanharan House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  47. ^ "Register Entry: Llanharan House" (.pdf). Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  48. ^ a b Cadw. "Castellau House (13503)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  49. ^ "Castellau House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  50. ^ Rees 1815, pp. 651-52.
  51. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Casting House and Workshop at Treforest Tinplate Works (13506)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  52. ^ "Former Casting House and Workshop at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  53. ^ a b c d e f Newman 1995, pp. 634–36.
  54. ^ a b Cadw. "Workshop NW of Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works (13507)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  55. ^ "Workshop NW of Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  56. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works (13508)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  57. ^ "Former Tinning House at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  58. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Smithy at Treforest Tinplate Works (13509)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  59. ^ "Former Smithy at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  60. ^ a b Cadw. "Former Rolling Mill at Treforest Tinplate Works (13510)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  61. ^ "Former Rolling Mill at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  62. ^ a b Cadw. "Talygarn (13511)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  63. ^ "Talygarn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  64. ^ "Talygarn". Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  65. ^ a b Cadw. "Municipal Buildings (13532)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  66. ^ "Municipal Buildings". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  67. ^ Newman 1995, pp. 523–24.
  68. ^ a b Cadw. "Cwm Coke Works Northern Cooling Tower (13537)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  69. ^ "Cwm Coke Works Northern Cooling Tower". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  70. ^ Newman 1995, p. 152.
  71. ^ a b Cadw. "Cwm Coke Works Southern Cooling Tower (13538)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  72. ^ "Cwm Coke Works Southern Cooling Tower". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  73. ^ "851 homes plan for ex-Cwm Coke Works site in Tynant". BBC News. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  74. ^ "Report – Cwm Coke Works, Beddau – March 2019". 28 Days Later. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  75. ^ "Cwm Coking Works;cwm Coke Works, Llantwit Fardre (91585)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  76. ^ a b Cadw. "Evan Howells Butchers Shop (17115)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  77. ^ "Evan Howells Butchers Shop". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  78. ^ a b Cadw. "Ysgoldy Ebenezer attached to left of Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel (17332)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  79. ^ "Ebenezer Welsh Congregational Chapel, Dunraven Street, Tonypandy (10210)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  80. ^ "This lovely old chapel in Tonypandy is being transformed by a group of volunteers". Wales Online. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  81. ^ "Ysgoldy Ebenezer attached to left of Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  82. ^ a b Cadw. "Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall (18064)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  83. ^ "Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  84. ^ Newman 1995, p. 639.
  85. ^ a b Cadw. "Elim Pentecostal Church (21372)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  86. ^ "Elim Pentecostal Church". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  87. ^ National Library of Wales (24 May 2007). "Finding Aid - Calvinistic Methodist Archive. (GB 0210 CALMETHS)" (PDF). p. 595. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  88. ^ "Noddfa Calvinistic Methodist Chapel;elim Pentecostal, Knight Street, Aberpennar, Mountain Ash (9785)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  89. ^ a b Cadw. "Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg (23942)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  90. ^ "Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  91. ^ Newman 1995, p. 401.
  92. ^ a b Cadw. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (23944)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  93. ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  94. ^ "St Michaels Church Beddau". Llantrisant Parish. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  95. ^ a b Cadw. "Memorial to Evan and James James at Ynysangharad Park (24841)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  96. ^ "Memorial to Evan and James James at Ynysangharad Park". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  97. ^ a b Cadw. "Taff Vale Railway Viaduct over Mill Street including masonry weir (24845)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  98. ^ "Taff Vale Railway Viaduct over Mill Street including masonry weir". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  99. ^ a b Cadw. "White Bridge (also known as Berw Bridge) (24848)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  100. ^ "White Bridge (also known as Berw Bridge)". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  101. ^ a b Cadw. "Church of St Catherine (24860)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  102. ^ "Church of St Catherine". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  103. ^ Newman 1995, pp. 521–22.
  104. ^ a b Cadw. "Fan House at Hetty Shaft (24871)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  105. ^ "Fan House at Hetty Shaft". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  106. ^ Cadw. "Hetty Pit (GM459)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  107. ^ a b Cadw. "Leat Retaining Wall at Treforest Tinplate Works (24882)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  108. ^ "Leat Retaining Wall at Treforest Tinplate Works". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  109. ^ a b Cadw. "Machine Bridge (also known as Pont y Doctor) (24912)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  110. ^ "Machine Bridge (also known as Pont y Doctor)". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  111. ^ a b Cadw. "Llwydcoed Crematorium (87523)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  112. ^ "Llwydcoed Crematorium". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  113. ^ Newman 1995, p. 413.

Bibliography edit

  • Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071056-6.
  • Rees, Thomas (1815). South Wales. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Vol. XVIII. London: J. Harris.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grade II* listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council listed building information

By using this platform, you agree to the Terms of Use ©2020 Knowpia