Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Millford Arms Inn
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 July 1974
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80215, -4.96423
- Cadw reference
- 12029
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at W end of Cartlett overlooking A40, on corner to Cambrian Place.
History
Early to mid C19 inn, oiriginally the Lamb and Flag. The inn was used for feeding some 2,000 visitors in December 1853 on the occasion of the arrival of the South Wales Railway at Haverfordwest. It was latterly called the Milford Arms, marked as such on 1888 O.S. The inn now incorporates also No 13 Cartlett.
Exterior
Inn, painted roughcast with slate close-eaved roof and small red brick chimneys on ridge and at right end. Long two-storey front in two parts under single roof, three-bay main part to left and two bay service range to right. The two parts are at a slight angle. Left side has three 12-pane sashes above two C20 small curved bow windows on roughcast curved bases and centre door. Three steps up to doorway with panelled pilasters, frieze and small flat hood over. Panelled door with two flush panels and four sunk panels. Stuccoed plinth. Right section has two similar 12-pane sashes above, one to left, one to right, and two below, one to left, one to centre, and a square-headed former carriage entrance at right. End wall has marks of former attached building to W.
The former No 13 Cartlett to left, at slight angle. Later C19 with much higher ridge line, similar eaves, and red brick right end stack. Painted lined stucco. One bay front with large first floor oriel renewed in C20 uPVC over ground floor triple window also in uPVC. C20 door to right.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a late Georgian inn prominent at the entry to the town.
Nearby in the register
- Cartlett House including low front wall and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Carmarthen Arms InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- The War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- The Former Masonic HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.