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Former National School (Now Employment Exchange)

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, designated on 18 February 1994.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Former National School (Now Employment Exchange), Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Education
Date of designation
18 February 1994
Community
Pembroke Dock
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.69097, -4.94958
Cadw reference
14374

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated facing S towards Barrack Hill, at SE corner of Market Street.

History

1843-5 former National School by William Edye, and Master's House added circa 1847 (possibly by G Gwyther) in matching style. Since 1926 a Labour Exchange.

Exterior

Painted stucco with slate hipped roofs. Pointed windows with C20 plastic glazing, replacing small-paned windows with intersecting tracery heads, the upper half tilting. Basement and main storey to front, two-storey to rear. Main school range has W end stack and two ridge ventilators, five windows (originally 6, the second from left lost) and five flat-headed basement windows. Circa 1930 flat-roofed stucco SW porch. To E, between school and house, recessed entry bay with tall round-arched doorway in Roman Doric columned doorcase, the entablature cutting across arch head slightly, C20 door and fanlight. Master's house has similar two-window front, formerly with two side-wall stacks each side. Blocked basement windows. Main windows were small-paned sashes with intersecting tracery to fixed heads.

Reason for designation

An interesting early school building retaining much of its original character despite altered windows. William Edye was Master Shipwright at the Dockyard.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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