Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
9 The Pebbles
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
- 51.88127, -5.26736
- Cadw reference
- 12650
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 at end of row, immediately adjacent to Porth y Twr.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 house in rubble stone with slate roof and C20 west end stone stack. Two storeys, double fronted with two small plate-glass sashes above; one similar to ground floor right and larger paired casement with small panes to left. Centre door in modern stone lean-to enclosed porch.
Front garden enclosed by rubble wall with rough stone coping.
Reason for designation
1840 Tithe Map shows large house and stable approximately on site of No 7 and No 9; No 7 was Tower Inn in later C19.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 5A The PebblesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Porth-y-Twr, including Gateway & South TowerReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ivy HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- The 39 Steps (fromerly included as flight of steps leading to St David's Cathedral Yard)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.