Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Schoolroom in grounds of St Sawel's Church
Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, designated on 26 May 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 26 May 1995
- Locality
- Llansawel
- Community
- Llansawel
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.00739, -4.01196
- Cadw reference
- 16002
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 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in graveyard, slightly to SW of parish church.
History
Built 1805 by Evan Jones, mason for ú31-10-0. Formerly the parish schoolroom until superseded c1875 by present village school.
Exterior
1805 small single storey schoolroom. Rubble built, slate roof, close timber eaves. Rubble chimney stack to right, stone tabling. Boarded door to right, cambered head; stone voussoirs. Blocked doorway to left, similar head. Two wide windows to centre, heads as doors; C20 metal casements. Two rear windows with original 16-pane sashes, similar heads.
Attached shed to right with half-hipped roof. Boarded door, head as above.
Reason for designation
Group value with parish church.
Nearby in the register
- St Sawel Parish ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Pont MelindwrTransportunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside Village HallCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.