Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 April 1977.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 April 1977
- Town
- Tenby
- Community
- Tenby
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67899, -4.70166
- Cadw reference
- 6142
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the seaward side of the N end of The Croft facing S to the harbour.
History
Late C18 or early C19 detached villa. Occupied in 1926 by George Lord, proprietor of carpet and mens outfitting businesses in the High Street.
Exterior
House, painted stucco with slate roof behind plain parapet and red brick end stacks. Two storeys, 3-window range of 12-pane sashes (restored since 1977) bays and centre arched doorway with half-glazed 4-panel door and plain fanlight. To right of door is canted bay window with sashes and blind boxes. Three dormers with curved heads behind parapet. Left end wall is slate-hung and has small pointed windows with small panes, one to ground floor right, 2 to first floor and one to attic right. In 1977 there were only 2, one below to right and one above to left.
Reason for designation
Included as a small late Georgian seaside villa.
Nearby in the register
- Nyth AderynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milestone by approach to former cemetery chapelTransportunder 1 mi
- Former Cemetery ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Forecourt wall and monuments, Cemetery ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.