Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Spencer House
Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanboidy, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, designated on 6 August 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 August 2001
- Locality
- Llanboidy
- Town
- Whitland
- Community
- Llanboidy
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87975, -4.59362
- Cadw reference
- 25625
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated opposite Llanboidy primary school on E side of road in Llanboidy village.
History
Mid C19 village house, stylistically of c1850, but a pencilled date of 1867 on the back of a window-frame may be correct, it reads 'John(?) Evan Glyncoch Carpenter Llangan June 22 1867'. House is said to have been built as a Maesgwynne dower house.
Exterior
House, whitewashed roughcast with slate eaves roofs. Two storeys, minimal Tudor-style, T-plan with entry on N side. W front has gable projecting to left and one-window range set back to right. Timber Tudor-style segmental-pointed 2-light windows with Y-tracery, transom and small panes. Gable to left has red brick side wall stack on right wall, and one window over similar French window with Y-tracery to Tudor fanlight. Range to right has one smaller window each floor, lower window renewed in C20.
N side has centre porch and window above, and one-window range to left, similar Y-tracery windows. Roughcast porch has door in W side wall and similar N window.
S end gable has one similar window to first floor. Added lean-to in rear SE angle with S end Tudor-arched door and Y-tracery window, cruder than those on original house. Chimney on S side of N range.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusual villa with Tudor-Gothic window detail, associated with the Maesgwynne estate in this important estate village.
Nearby in the register
- Row of outhouses behind Nos 1-4 Piccadilly SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Piccadilly SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Piccadilly SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Piccadilly SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.