About
Dunraven Place was, and continues to be, an important focal point in Bridgend town centre. 10-12 Dunraven Place is a landmark building dating from the 1830s. Now Grade II Listed, the building is a dramatic structure designed in a classical Palladian style and a striking example of Georgian architecture. The building was subject to significant restoration works between 2005 and 2010, with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund reinstating the impressive stone detailing and scalloped shaped pediment (the ornamental section at the top of the building) and creating a new traditional shopfront at ground floor level. The building has distinctive green walls, white painted detailing on the first and second floors and incorporates architectural features such as squared pilasters at the building corners, multipaned sash windows and decorative scrolled brackets.
A hand-painted sign on the side of the building leading to the Old Stone Bridge was revealed during the renovation works and this has been left visible for historic interest. Originally the sign read part of the name ‘Loosemore’ but that has since faded to reveal a further sign underneath which appears to read ‘Hancocks’.
