Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Locality
- Gwyn Penlan
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88316, -5.27074
- Cadw reference
- 12680
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at S end of Feidr Chewch-Erw on sharp bend where lane turns towards Porthstinian road and immediately above disused continuation S to Cathedral Close.
Exterior
Late C19 pair of estate cottages in coursed rubble stone with slate eaves roof and central red brick stack. Two stories, mirrored pair with cambered-headed small-paned casements; each cottage has an outer paired casement, then an inner triple casement below a first floor paired casement in gabled dormer through eaves. Slate sills and alternated colours to stone voussoirs of window heads. Gable ends have first floor similar casement pair and rear is outshut with door to each cottage, flanked by windows.
Reason for designation
Marked on 1891 OS map.
A good example of later C19 cottage design, rare in Dewisland. On the estate of the Bishops of St David's.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Pen-PorthDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coach House to The Arch DeaconryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Arch Deaconry (The Archdeacon of St David's House)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.