Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Printing House
Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Solfach Isaf/Lower Solva, Solva, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1991
- Locality
- Solfach Isaf/Lower Solva
- Community
- Solva
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87502, -5.18867
- Cadw reference
- 12447
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on northern side opposite The Ship Inn.
Exterior
Later C18 or early C19 substantial house in colourwashed render with nogged brick eaves, medium-pitch slate roof and short stone end stacks. Long 3-storey, 3-window front. Twelve-pane sashes each side of centre door with wood-panelled reveals and moulded wood cornice. First floor centre 4-pane sash, the outer windows lengthened and widened in C20 for tripartite 2-4-2 pane sashes. Four-pane upper windows. Slat sills. Front garden is enclosed by rendered, coped low wall with C1900 Art Nouveau cast-iron low rails and gate. A one-window extension to right is built over through carriageway. First floor large square oriel on rendered base. Slate roof and brick end stack.
Reason for designation
Marked on 1836 sale map of Lower Solva (Pembs. Rec. Office DB/16/131) as dwelling house occupied by Lt John Richards. In 1861 John Williams founded The Dewisland and kemes Guardian here; later The Pembroke County Guardian, later The West Wales Guardian. Offices were in Solva 1861-1906.
Group value with other listed items in Main Street.
Nearby in the register
- Gwyryd HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Hungry Caterpillar Cafe & ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tan-Yr-AlltDomesticunder 1 mi
- Limekiln adjacent to BrooksideIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.