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The Cawdor Arms Hotel

Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, designated on 14 March 1966.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Cawdor Arms Hotel, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
14 March 1966
Community
Llandeilo
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.88294, -3.99300
Cadw reference
11080

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Prominent on the street line.

Ca l845. Hotel on the site of the old Bear Inn.

3 storeys, 5 window building. Colourwashed plastered front on rubble. Slate roof, moulded eaves cornice. Rendered stacks.

Outer, l window, bays advanced slightly to 2nd floor. 9 pane (6 over 3) sash windows. Tripartite sash to centre, 9 pane sash with narrow side sashes. Continuous sill band.

Outer bays of lst and ground floor have advanced 2 storey polygonal bay windows. Tall l8 pane sash windows to lst floor, sill band. 12 pane sashes to ground floor. Tripartite sash to centre of lst floor; tall l8 pane sash window (top panes latticed coloured glass) with narrow side sashes. l8 pane sashes flanking. Modern ironwork balcony with flagpoles carried on original Doric colums with similar pilasters to ends. Entablature lost. 12 pane sashes flank central doorway. Unsympathetic modern entrance.
Original railings, principal rods with urn finials, to forecourt between advanced bays.

Later crenellated extension to right not included.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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