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Awelaur (former Vicarage) Coach-house

Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Golden Grove Village, Carmarthen, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, designated on 27 August 1999.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Awelaur (former Vicarage) Coach-house, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
27 August 1999
Locality
Golden Grove Village
Town
Carmarthen
Community
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.85712, -4.04889
Cadw reference
22202

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Detached to the north-east of Awelaur.

History

Contemporary with the construction of the former Vicarage, c1879.

Exterior

Building of three units and a loft, facing west towards the former Vicarage. Local limestone masonry in irregular snecked courses, generally oolitic limestone dressings. Slate roof with red tile ridge and hips; vent tiles at intervals. Dormer over the right unit with boarded shutters; its sides in yellow bricks.
Door and barred window to left unit (believed to have been a cowhouse); door and two casement windows to centre unit (stable) and large opening (with modern sliding door) to garage at right. Flat arches to the door and window openings; lintel over the loft opening. No openings in the rear elevation.
In front of the right unit is a brick hardstanding with sunken surface and drain for vehicle washing.

Interior

Left unit: three timber cow-stalls against the north gable wall. Centre unit: two timber horse stalls against the east side wall. Ladder to loft in the right unit.

Reason for designation

A well-preserved small coach-house contemporary with the parsonage of Golden Grove.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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