Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
South retaining walls to The Parade
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1981
- Locality
- Pembroke
- Town
- Pembroke
- Community
- Pembroke
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67517, -4.91759
- Cadw reference
- 6431
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
On the S side of the Parade, rising from Common Road at a point roughly to rear of No. 31 Main Street and continuing westwards as far as the Presbyterian Church.
History
Much rebuilt section of retaining wall with low rubble parapet wall following line of The Parade but broken for broad footpath halfway along. The Parade is marked on old maps, and the line of the walls may be ancient, but they are primarily of importance in the view of the town from the S.
Exterior
Rubble stone retaining walls and low parapet walls, much rebuilt in later C20. The Parade rises from Common Road at a point roughly to rear of No 31 Main Street and continues W to Westgate Presbyterian Church, with a broad path descending to Common Road roughly at half-distance.
Both E and W sections have retaining walls of stone rubble and low parapets occasionally indented for streetlight recesses. Part of length has no visible retaining wall, just rebuilt low wall above earth bank.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as walls of importance in the view of the town from the S.
Nearby in the register
- Garden walls to rear of car park behind Nos. 27-35 Main StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- Castle InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pembroke HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.