Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Training Ship Skirmisher
Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lower Town, Fishguard, Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, designated on 24 November 1978.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1978
- Locality
- Lower Town
- Town
- Fishguard
- Community
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99526, -4.96968
- Cadw reference
- 12247
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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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 50m past Lower Town Bridge on the right of the road to Upper Fishguard.
History
Mid to later C19 quayside warehouse, said to have been used for grain storage. Latterly used as sail training school. Not marked on 1844 tithe map but visible in photograph taken before bridge was rebuilt in 1875.
Exterior
Former warehouse, rubble stone with slate hipped roof, formerly grouted. Substantial 4-storey, 6-window block, the rear built into the bank. Small windows mostly metal 6-pane, with red brick cambered heads and slate sills, the upper windows under eaves are smaller. On second floor, blocked loading door opening in third bay from right, on first floor door in similar position is infilled as a window. On ground floor, 4 windows, broad brick depressed-arched entry to left, and doorway to right, set out of alignment. End elevations of 2 bays each and both with window openings to upper floors only, all windows blocked on S end wall. Rear elevation has present access via C20 footbridge to loading door in right bay of second floor.
Interior
Interior subdivided on ground floor. Joisted ceilings with pine joists.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent C19 stone warehouse, the last indication of the scale of maritime traffic into Fishguard in the C19.
Nearby in the register
- Fishguard BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- 2 Bridge StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Bridge StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box adjoining No 2Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.