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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 28 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89851, -5.22229
- Cadw reference
- 12590
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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 north side of A487, approached by short drive, some 1.9km west of Carnhedryn crossroads.
History
House is said to have been built in 1847 for Watts Williams. An unusually elaborate farmhouse to an interesting centralised plan. Previous farmhouse stood further west.
Exterior
Mid C19 large farmhouse in squared rubble stone with broad slate hipped eaves roof and single long roughcast central stack. Bracketted eaves. Near square plan with NW rear wing. Two-storey three-window front of large segmental-arched sashes with marginal glazing bars, slate sills and small stone voussoirs. Similar small stones to jambs. Segmental-arched centre doorway, heavily moulded 4-panel door with upper panels arched and each arch subdivided into two arches with centre pendant. Segmental-arched overlight. 2-window E side, the lower windows with yellow-brick jambs, and one part-blocked. Rear has large centre stair-light and, to left, projecting short tower carrying iron water-tank. W side has one upper window and NW angle is chamfered with one similar window on each floor. Rear wing has brick ridge stack and hipped N end, lean-to rear and 2-storey 3-window W front with door between left and centre windows. Windows have brick cambered heads and brick jambs, glazing bar sashes, smaller above.
Interior
Interior has heavily moulded centre staircase, panelled doors, inner front door with stained glass. SW front room has dark marble fireplace surround and ornate iron grate. SE room has original gilded pelmets and marble fireplace.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding to rear of the ManseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Manse, including Pigsty attached at N.EndDomesticunder 1 mi
- Range of outbuildings to rear of Hamilton HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hamilton HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.