Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Town Quay
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 July 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1981
- Locality
- Pembroke
- Town
- Pembroke
- Community
- Pembroke
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67700, -4.91872
- Cadw reference
- 6461
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
On the S side of the estuary just E of Pembroke Castle.
History
Quay wall on S side of water, to W of the Mill Bridge. The dominance of the port at Pembroke Bridge both in the Milford Haven and in the old county of Pembroke was established by C12 charters. Although outstripped by Haverfordwest and Milford Haven in late C18, Pembroke still reputedly had nearly two hundred sailing ships based at its port and, until earlier C19 levied the customs of the Milford Haven. Also known as Pembroke Quay, the Town Quay does not appear in the Buck view of the town of 1748, nor in the Sandby view of 1775. It may be that ships unloaded alongside the bridge or on the foreshore. A new quay is reported as built at Pembroke in 1818. In 1890 it was reported as in poor condition, as was Monkton Quay, and then repaired. The low parapet walls are recent.
Exterior
Quay wall is of stone rubble, laid roughly in courses with large stone copings, now partly covered by late C20 low walls. Slipway at W end.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a quay wall of ancient origin, of group value with the Mill Bridge and North Quay opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Retaining wall to S of Town QuayCivilunder 1 mi
- The Royal GeorgeCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Mill BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- 7 Northgate StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.