Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lawrenny Quay
Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lawrenny, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, designated on 11 November 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 11 November 1997
- Locality
- Lawrenny
- Community
- Martletwy
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71841, -4.88010
- Cadw reference
- 19021
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
On the N shore of the Cresswell River estuary 1 km S of Lawrenny village.
History
A quay which came into use as Cresswell Quay proved to be inaccessible for larger ships in the later C18. Lighters then carried coal down from Cresswell to Lawrenny Quay for transfer into sea-going vessels, which could lie there in three fathoms (5.4 m) even at low water. It performed a similar function for limestone brought from the West Williamston quarries. It was also a landing place for the ferries across the Daugleddau and the Carew River.
Exterior
A quay wall about 200 m in length, straight apart from an offset towards the E end, faced in local hammer-dressed limestone in irregular courses. At the top there is no parapet; the wall thickness at top is about 1 m. The top of the wall is consolidated in concrete. At the centre of the quay face there remain a group of ten vertical rubbing timbers fastened to the wall.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual survival of an C18 quay, having industrial archaeology interest for the trans-shipping of coal and limestone.
Nearby in the register
- LimekilnIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Church of St CaradocReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Caradoc Churchyard GatewayReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Benton CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.