The Kings Arms

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 July 1974.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Kings Arms, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 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: 1 July 1974
Town: Haverfordwest
Community: Haverfordwest
Unitary authority: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.79967, -4.97292
Cadw reference: 12064

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated in terraced row some 100m SW of the County Library.

History

Late C18 or early C19 three-storey inn, probably of a single build with three-bay main part and one-bay former service range to left. Recorded in 1884 directory and marked on 1888 O.S.

Exterior

Inn, painted roughcast and stucco with slate roof and rendered right end stack and ridge stack. Three storeys, three-bay main part and one-bay section to left with similar detail. Roughcast upper floors, painted stucco broad band over stuccoed ground floor. Windows in stuccoed shouldered surrounds on upper floors: main part has three hornless 6-pane sashes over three long plate glass sashes, section to left has uPVC glazing to top and first floor window. Ground floor of main part has renewed 12-pane sash to right and renewed 4-12-4-pane sash to left of central door recessed between channelled pilasters with moulded caps and bases. Flush panelled 6-panel door. Section to left has two wooden boarded doors to throughway to left and a renewed 12-pane sash to right. Stuccoed plinth. Raised late C19 or early C20 lettering between main part and left section, 'Kings Arms Hotel'.

Interior

Interior of ground floor opened out and walls stripped of plaster. Slate flagged floors, pine joists to ceilings. Arch to rear staircase, dog-leg with closed strings, stick balusters and turned column newels.

Reason for designation

Included for its special architectural interest as a substantial inn in late Georgian style.

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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