Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Front Garden Wall to the Canonry
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 August 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1981
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88317, -5.26888
- Cadw reference
- 12572
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 along road frontage of The Canonry garden, on NW side of road to Pont y Penyd and Pen Rhiw.
History
Uncertain date, probably mid C19 but incorporating earlier masonry.
Joseph Lord's 1720 map shows a wall in approximately the same position, the garden wall of the Chancellor's House, built in C16 and demolished ca1850 for the present house.
Exterior
High rubble stone garden wall running S from reputed site of north gate to Close, Porth Boning. Opposite front door of the house there is a pointed chamfered arched doorway that may be medieval, with C19 panelled wooden door. Wall is stepped up over doorway with slate-capped parapet and raised rubble piers each side. At right end of wall, segmental arched gateway to service entrance. Adjoining to left, a stone projection that may be part of Porth Boning. At left end, walls returns slightly and there is a garden entrance with pointed chamfered doorway.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Coach House to Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The CanonryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall to NE.of Treasurer's HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- St Davids Cathedral Close: Archdeacon of Cardigans GroundHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.