Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Baptist church Schoolroom
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, designated on 22 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1993
- Community
- Milford Haven
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71388, -5.02886
- Cadw reference
- 12873
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately N of Baptist Chapel, end-on to road.
History
l926-7 schoolroom and hall by J Howard Morgan of Carmarthen.
Exterior
Long building with end facade to road, SE corner turret and gabled porch on S side, adjoining turret. Grey rock faced rubble stone and red imitation stone dressings. Slate roof with copper ventilators. Roof is swept down on Sáside over 'aisles'. E end facade has tall centre window projecting with chamfered sides, dripmould wrapped around, parapet, and coped shallow gable with finial, all in red imitation stone. Window is metal of l2 large panes, but originally had mullions and transoms 3 X 4 lights. Flanking are two smaller similar windows, 6-pane, originally mullion and transom, with red imitation stone surrounds and parapet over. Hoodmoulds and parapet coping continued around chamfered outer angles. Roof is hipped down each side of main gable. To left, low roof over short link to octagonal corner turret with cardinal-face loops and candlesnuffer octagonal slate roof. On S side, short link with single window before shouldered gabled porch with moulded cambered arch springing from chamfered side piers. Two-light mullion window to left. Five-window range beyond is much plainer, casement windows and roughcast walls.
Interior
Attractive 8-bay hall with short aisle sections on S side and timber square pillars. Broad queen post and collar trusses with ogee cusping under collars.
Reason for designation
Group Value.
Nearby in the register
- North Road Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 157 Charles StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 159 Charles StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 161 Charles StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.