Aberaeron
Aberaeron a planned town in Ceredigion noted for the graceful lines of its many regency buildings.
The town and harbour were developed in the early 1800s by local entrepreneur, the Reverend Alban Jones-Gwynne, who obtained an Act of Parliament to develop one of the first ‘planned’ towns in Wales.
The architecture of Aberaeron is unusual in this part of rural Wales, with the Regency style buildings being constructed around the harbour and grouped around Alban Square.
The distinctive colours and render pattern on the houses - not unlike the edge of a postage stamp - were, in fact, featured on the one penny postage stamp in series celebrating British rural architecture.
Once a busy fishing port which also saw families emigrate to the New World, Aberaeron today is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday resorts with fashionable places to stay and eat.
Read MoreThe town and harbour were developed in the early 1800s by local entrepreneur, the Reverend Alban Jones-Gwynne, who obtained an Act of Parliament to develop one of the first ‘planned’ towns in Wales.
The architecture of Aberaeron is unusual in this part of rural Wales, with the Regency style buildings being constructed around the harbour and grouped around Alban Square.
The distinctive colours and render pattern on the houses - not unlike the edge of a postage stamp - were, in fact, featured on the one penny postage stamp in series celebrating British rural architecture.
Once a busy fishing port which also saw families emigrate to the New World, Aberaeron today is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday resorts with fashionable places to stay and eat.
