Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Building Slip No. 1
Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1974
- Locality
- The Dockland
- Community
- Pembroke Dock
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69729, -4.95714
- Cadw reference
- 14391
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 towards NW corner of dockyard just E of Carr Jetty.
History
Circa 1845 shipbuilding slip with limestone ashlar stepped sides and granite copings.
Slips Nos 1 and 2 were built W of the original Dockyard wall probably 1843-5, in 1841 Slip No 3 was still called No 1, and in 1847 the iron shipbuilding sheds for both new slips were begun. Length in 1858 was 265 feet, extended to 329 feet by 1891.
Exterior
C20 concrete base. Sides have lowest step with limestone coping, taller main step (or 'altar'), granite-coped and stepped down at seaward end. Two or three topmost granite steps, stepped dwon at seaward end. Flight of steps inset each side. Considerable C20 alterations in concrete, the S end extended inland.
Reason for designation
One of only four of the shipbuilding slips to remain from 13 listed in 1981.
Group value with other listed structures in Pembroke Dockyard.
Nearby in the register
- Building Slip No 2Maritimeunder 1 mi
- The Graving Dock including Bollards and CpstansMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Pater Fort SW and W WallsDefenceunder 1 mi
- Carr JettyMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.