Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
5 Main Street
Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1951
- Locality
- Fishguard
- Town
- Fishguard
- Community
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99422, -4.97506
- Cadw reference
- 12304
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, between Nos 3 and 7.
History
Late C18 to early C19 attached house of 3 storeys, but to a smaller scale than No 3 to left. Building shown on this site on 1844 tithe map. Photograph dated c1906 shows front stucco lined as ashlar and iron flower balconies to first floor windows. In use as Pepino's restaurant 2000.
Exterior
Attached house, colourwashed roughcast cladding, with slate roof and brick stack with nogged brick capping to right. Three-storey, 2-window range, offset to left. Attic has small 6-pane sash windows set under eaves and immediately over 2 tall first floor 12-pane sash windows. Doorway to left of ground floor and paired 12-pane sash windows to right. Basement shallow vent and 3-pane top-hinged light. Fine classical doorcase with 3/4 Ionic columns, pulvinated frieze and pediment with dentils. Panelled reveals, 4-panelled door and overlight with metal tracery.
Roof was of cemented slates in 1978.
Interior
Entrance hall to side of front room, with Greek-key ceiling border and acanthus-leaf ceiling rose. Panelled elliptical arch to stair-hall, stairs at right angles, single flight to landing with stick balusters, tapered square newel, closed string. Front room has similar ceiling border to hall, rear room has foliage and fruit pattern to border, and C19 iron grate. Basement has blocked door on street front. Six-panel doors to first floor.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the best late Georgian town houses in Fishguard, with good classical doorcase and surviving interior features.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Main StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7 Main Street including area railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Main StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sally PortDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.