Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fossil House
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
- 51.88250, -5.26505
- Cadw reference
- 12640
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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 NE corner of approach road to Ebenezer Chapel from Nun Street.
History
Old photograph in National Library of Wales (PB 4899) shows No 39 with roof hipped at each end. Grouted slate roof replaced since 1981.
Exterior
Mid to later C19 house with rear wing (No 33) in rubble stone imitation slates to roof of No 39 and grouted slates to No 33. Sash windows with red brick heads. L-plan, two storeys.
No 39 has three-window front to Nun Street, roof hipped at SE angle and big stone S end stack. Caerbwdy quoins at SE angle. Plate glass sashes above and large 4-pane sashes below, enlarged from original size. Slate sills. Central glazed door. S end has similar one-window range to left of stack and then No 33 continues towards Ebenezer Chapel. Three-window range with stone end stacks, brick window heads, two small plate glass sashes and one larger 4-pane sash above, two 4-pane sashes below and centre glazed C20 door with brick head.
In front of No 33 and side wall of No 39 dwarf rubble wall with slender spearhead rails.
Nearby in the register
- No.43 Royal TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 36 Nun StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 34 Nun StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.45 Royal TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.