Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
16/18 Kensington St
Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1978
- Locality
- Fishguard
- Community
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99353, -4.97360
- Cadw reference
- 12297
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 on the street line in a terraced row, adjoining No 14.
History
Early to mid C19 terraced cottages. Building shown on this site on 1844 tithe map.
Exterior
Pair of terraced cottages, painted roughcast cladding, with imitation slate roof and shared brick stack to centre. No 16 has 2-storey 2-window range, with sole upper window to right of front elevation, a semi-circular headed sash with interlacing tracery. On ground floor, 9-pane sash window to left and square-headed doorway to right, aligned with upper window. Door half-glazed, with glazing echoing shape and tracery of upper window. Single stucco-clad step up to door. Previous listing notes grouted cement roof and door of 2 long panels.
No 18 has 2-storey 3-window range with pebbledash cladding. Sashes without glazing bars, painted reveals; ground floor window offset left beside recessed 4-panel door; blocked-up entry to left again.
Reason for designation
Included as pair of smaller late Georgian cottages with unusual arched window to No 16.
Nearby in the register
- 12 Kensington StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Kensington HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Park HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 17 Kensington StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.