A Grade II listed building which sat empty on a Valleys high street for 35 years has received a new lease of life and been brought back into use. The former Rates building on Aberdare's High Street in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) has been converted into apartments and a new hospitality space having falling into disrepair after being left empty since around 1990.

The council describe the 19th century building has having "great historical significance". It's known locally as the old Rates building after it was converted into council offices and used for rates collection in the 1960s by Aberdare Urban District Council.

The building has sat empty since around 1990 when it came under private ownership. but new funding has now enabled the site to be transformed and brought back into use.

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