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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 26 August 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1981
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88134, -5.26618
- Cadw reference
- 12647
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 immediately behind Nos 1 and 3 Nun Street; fronting The Pebbles.
History
Uncertain date, possibly mid C19; former rear outbuilding to Nos 1 and 3 Nun Street, but perhaps originally a separate cottage.
Exterior
Rubble stone with grouted slate roof and no stack. One storey and loft, the NE angle attached to No 1 Nun Street. E gable end has modern door and 9-pane sash with brick head above. S side elevation to The Pebbles has two large fixed 20-pane windows with brick heads and concrete sills. Heavy stone cornerstones.
Old photographs show no door and W end stone stack. Stack removed since 1981.
Reason for designation
Important site enclosing views of cathedral from Cross Square.
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- 1 Nun StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Nun StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Nun StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 24 Cross SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.