Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former stables at Upland
Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 12 March 1999
- Locality
- Llandyfaelog
- Town
- Kidwelly
- Community
- Llandyfaelog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79838, -4.31692
- Cadw reference
- 21457
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
To rear (NE) of house, facing SW.
History
Probably C18, contemporary with house.
Exterior
A 2-storey 3-bay stable block of rendered stone, with exposed brick window heads, and slate roof with brick stack to the R. Beneath the eaves is a continuous row of pigeon holes and a stone ledge. The wider central bay is brought forward under a pediment. It has Venetian windows in each storey with replaced glazing, and a blind oculus in the pediment. The L-hand bay has openings under flat arches comprising a boarded door and a 6-pane window above. The R-hand bay has a similar upper-storey window and, offset to the R of centre, is a round-headed window with replaced glazing.
The L gable end has a replaced window lower R, and external stone steps to a boarded loft door. Brick gables have ledges and pigeon holes.
Interior
The interior retains a fine set of stalls with arched entrances and wooden partitions.
Reason for designation
Listed for its architectural interest as an ambitious classical stable block retaining a fine set of stalls, and forming a strong group with the house.
Nearby in the register
- UplandDomesticunder 1 mi
- Standing Stone NNW of ClomendyStanding Stone1 mi
- Church of St MaelogNo class recorded1 mi
- Is-Coed-Uchaf Standing StoneStanding Stone1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.