Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nos 1 & 2 Gower Houses
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 26 April 1977
- Town
- Tenby
- Community
- Tenby
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67179, -4.69888
- Cadw reference
- 6294
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (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
Situated on the N side of Tudor Square between the former Liberal Club and Clifton House.
History
Large mid C19 4-storey building with flats over two shops. Shops occupied by Rembrandt and Kazbah in 2001. Old photographs show that there were 2 oriels to first floor and the 2 shopfronts each had recessed door on inner side, and overall fascia with console brackets, one each end, pair in centre. The one on the right was a grocery c1900.
Exterior
Commercial building, painted stucco with hipped slate roof behind parapet and brick end stacks. Four storeys, 3 bays, moulded cornice with modillions, quoins to upper floors. Square-headed sash windows in moulded stucco cambered-headed surrounds with keystones and small sill-brackets. Six-pane sash windows to upper 2 storeys (square to top floor), and 4-pane to first floor. C20 shop front to each side of ground floor, moulded cornice over.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial C19 frontage on Tudor Square.
Nearby in the register
- Clifton HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Brecknock House including rear elevationsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Wedgwood Memorial FountainCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Northcliffe House (including former Liberal Club)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.