Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dragon House
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 1 July 1974.
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
- 51.79878, -4.97122
- Cadw reference
- 12156
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
On the E side of Hill Street just S of the Albany Church.
History
House formerly right wing of town house of the Laugharne family where General Sir Thomas Picton was born in 1768. House became the Dragon Hotel and is shown in a drawing of c. 1870 as having matching wings, the left wing demolished for the Albany schoolroom of 1908. The drawing shows three 12-pane sashes to the ground floor of this house.
Exterior
House, painted stucco with slate roof and brick right end stack. Two storeys and attic, three bays. Hipped large central 9-pane dormer, three first floor 9-pane sashes and ground floor 12-pane sash to right and large 9-pane shop window to left with fixed panes. Square-headed doorway with recessed C20 door with C20 radiating bar fanlight in rectangular overlight.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as part of a large Georgian town house, later inn.
Nearby in the register
- 22 Hill StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Schoolroom to Albany ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 12 Albany TerraceCommercialunder 1 mi
- Bulmer House and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.