Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Town Hall
Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 March 1979.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1979
- Community
- Narberth
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79820, -4.74341
- Cadw reference
- 6481
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently situated on an island site at the S end of the High Street.
Exterior
Though to be of C18 origin but largely rebuilt early C19; clock tower and upper storey added c1912. 3 storey 2 window gabled front bearing clock tower. Squared rubble laid to courses, dressed quoins. Moderately pitched slate roof, plain close eaves. Pyramidic roof to rectangular bellcote, splayed foot. Twin louvres. Squat base drops down to form apron with clock bearing arches recess on front gable.
Stressed voussoirs to 2nd floor sash windows. 6 small panes over 2 long panes; plain reveals, slate sills.
External rendered stone staircase with sidewalls leads to first floor entrance. Round arched doorway, blind fanlight, broad modern panelled door. Blocked door (?) to right on ground floor.
Side elevation - Three 12 pane horned sash windows to 2nd floor. Two similar windows to 1st floor. Dummy window to ground floor, doorways to cross passage at rear. Stressed voussoirs. 1st and 2nd floors rendered on W, 2nd floors only on E.
Doorways lead to vaulted passage, with open segmental arch to rear. Vaulted chamber alongside former town lock-up. Vaulted with barred windows to front and flank. Later converted to use as cistern, drinking fountain inserted with small brick arch (now removed).
Twin buttresses to rendered rear elevation.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at S end of High Street.
Nearby in the register
- PencraigDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Golden SheafCommercialunder 1 mi
- Howell Williams Solicitor, County of Pembroke Sherriff's OfficeCommercialunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.