Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Disused Methodist School Room
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhosson, St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 28 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Locality
- Rhosson
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88008, -5.29967
- Cadw reference
- 12707
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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 southern side of road to Porthstinian about 100m E of Rhosson Farm.
Exterior
Circa 1864 former Calvinistic Methodist schoolroom, rubble stone with corrugated asbestos roof and coped and shouldered gables. North end gothic pointed doorway with stone voussoirs, framed plank door and Y-tracery pointed overlight. Two 12-pane sashes to side walls with stone voussoirs. Rendered S end wall. Low rubble walls closely enclosing front area.
Interior
Plain plastered interior.
Reason for designation
Included as example of small rural non-conformist Sunday school, of historical interest.
Nearby in the register
- Rhosson Uchaf/Rhosson FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Well-Head opposite Rhosson FarmWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on S.Side of Farmyard at Rhosson GanolAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Rhosson GanolDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.