Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Well Cottage with forecourt railings and gate
Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 November 2002
- Locality
- Llansteffan
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- Llansteffan
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77471, -4.39158
- Cadw reference
- 27078
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
Situated at right angle to the road, on the junction with a private access leading to Mill Pond Cottage
History
C19 detached house. The property is marked on the 1840 tithe map, but ground floor detail is later C19, the doorcase similar to those on Cartref and The Stores in village.
Exterior
House, painted stucco, 2 storeys, 3-window range with slate roof and rendered small end stacks. Three long first floor 12-pane sashes with slate sills and C20 added shutters. Centre door in later C19 timber doorcase with console brackets supporting cornice with lead capping. Small rectangular overlight above timber door. To either side are later C19 3-sided timber bays with dwarf walls, marginal glazed sashes, broad to front, narrow lights with margins to heads and bases on canted sides. Moulded cornices and flat roofs. Single storey outbuilding to left. Front garden enclosed by painted rubble wall with wrought iron railings and gate.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-proportioned C19 house retaining original character.
Nearby in the register
- MilestoneMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Nolands, including forecourt railings.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Albion House, including forecourt railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- CartrefDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.