Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Centenary Memorial Standard Lamp
Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 18 February 1994
- Community
- Pembroke Dock
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69237, -4.94666
- Cadw reference
- 14342
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on N side of A4139 opposite Albion Square CP School to south.
History
1914 lampstandard, restored c1985, to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of the Royal Dockyard in 1814.
Exterior
Granite base and iron lampstand with three pendant lamps. Base has two steps, high plinth with chamfered lowest course, incurving section above with raised scrolls each side '1814-1914' and small cornice under plain frieze; then heavy bulging frieze and another cornice moulding. This last is under battered pedestal with inscriptions on each side under top cornice. Ornate iron lampstand on claw feet under ogee-curved square base carrying column shaft with finial from which hang the three renewed iron brackets.
Originally the pedestal and the date numerals were polished in contrast to the rest, and the lettering was gilt.
Nearby in the register
- 28 Commercial RowCommercialunder 1 mi
- 27 & 27ACommercialunder 1 mi
- 18 Commercial RowCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Dockyard WallsMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.