Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Building Slip No 4
Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1974
- Locality
- the Docks
- Community
- Pembroke Dock
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69692, -4.95384
- Cadw reference
- 14395
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 to east of Western Camber.
History
Marked as being completed on 1832 plan but slips then ended further S. By 1858 slip had been extended to line of front of Western Camber. Length in 1858 was 258 feet, in 1891 384 feet.
Since 1981 the character of nine building slips to E of this one has been lost, together with Eastern Camber. The section from No 4 slip W is the only remaining part of the original shipbuilding area.
Exterior
Earlier C19 shipbuilding slip, limestone ashlar sides with granite copings, and stone paving to base. Low side walls, later raised in concrete, leaving two granite steps. NE angle stepped up and curved. C20 shipbuilding shed over S end and canted S end walls altered to lengthen slope. Large winch dated 1908.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed structures in Pembroke Dockyard.
Nearby in the register
- The Western CamberMaritimeunder 1 mi
- The Graving Dock including Bollards and CpstansMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Former Oakum StoreCommercialunder 1 mi
- Building Slip No 2Maritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.