Westgate Cottage and Westgate House

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Westgate Cottage and Westgate House

Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 9 Sep 2021

Buildings at the junction of Merthyr Road and Union Street East. Westgate Cottage on the left was probably built around 1820 and is thought to have been a tollhouse, whilst Westgate House, the stuccoed building to which it is attached, is probably late 18th Century. Both are grade II listed - see https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=2439 and https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=86894 respectively.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.821576
Longitude
-3.025658