Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Croeswdig Treleddyn
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 28 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88856, -5.28721
- Cadw reference
- 12730
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 down long drive running W from Feidr Chewech Erw, beginning some 200m S of junction with B4583 Whitesands Bay road.
History
Dated 1829. Marked on 1840 Tithe Map as owned and occupied by William Rees.
Exterior
Farmhouse in slate-hung rubble stone with grouted slate low-pitched roof, rendered end stacks and outshut rear. Two-storey three window main front with painted cambered brick heads to openings. 9-pane sashes above, 12-pane below and 4-panel centre door with overlight. Slate sills. Date plaque under centre window. Slate hung W end wall with small loft light. Caerbwdy stone quoins visible where slate-hanging is damaged on SW angle.
Attached lower two-storey service range to E with colourwashed rubble front, grouted slate roof and massive whitewashed E end stack. Two small 4-pane windows under eaves, door in large colourwashed rubble porch with grouted slate hipped roof. Seat within. Pair of 4-pane sashes to right. Attached mounting block. Outshut rear.
House front garden is enclosed by whitewashed rubble wall with square piers and wooden gate.
Reason for designation
The last example in St David's of full slate-hanging.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding to E. of CroeswdigAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on N.Side of Farmyard at CroeswdigAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Range of outbuildings on W.side of Farmyard at CroeswdigAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plyg Y TywynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.