Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glyn-y-Mel Cottage (Cwm Cwsgi)
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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1978
- Locality
- Lower Town
- Town
- Fishguard
- Community
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99374, -4.96517
- Cadw reference
- 12254
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 at right angles to former Glyn y Mel drive, facing S towards mansion, the end wall and service range on the street line.
History
Later C19 estate house, marked on 1889 OS map.
Exterior
House, Preseli stone with slate eaves roof and red brick end stacks. L-plan, two storeys. Front range has fishscale slates, 3-2-light casements of 8 panes to first floor over ground floor 3 windows and door. Ground floor windows are similar, the 2 outer ones aligned, the inner window and door may have been originally a pair of doors. All have red brick heads. Windowless left end wall with overhanging bargeboards.
Lower rear wing faces over lane with window at ground level only, a casement with C20 brick voussoirs. Above is a C20 board with painted Latin inscription: "Portentum plangens tua si caret asse crumena/Perge viam numinis resonat celer intus Amice/Si tamen esurie luges mazilla calebit/Ostia nam miseris Frater, sunt/semper aperta". External stone stairs on gable end up to a ledged loft door with window to left.
Reason for designation
Included as a C19 estate cottage of group value on approach to Plas Glyn y Mel.
Nearby in the register
- ClealsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas Glyn-y-Mel, including quadrant wall & gatepier to W service courtDomesticunder 1 mi
- 20 Glyn-y-Mel RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 22 Glyn-y-Mel RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.