Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden walls at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum)
Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, designated on 22 October 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 22 October 2003
- Locality
- Abergwili
- Community
- Abergwili
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86495, -4.26645
- Cadw reference
- 81930
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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the SW side of the former Bishop's Palace, and on the E side of the churchyard.
History
The Bishops Palace was founded by Bishop Barlow of St Davids, appointed in 1536. The palace was substantially rebuilt in Elizabethan style by Bishop Jenkinson (1825-40) but was mostly destroyed by a fire in 1902. It was rebuilt in 1903-7 and remained an episcopal residence until 1972, since when it has been converted to a museum. The walled garden is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
High rubble-stone walls enclosing a garden approximately 60 x 50m. Facing the E side of the churchyard it has a plain coping and is approximately 2.5m high. At the N end it is stepped and incorporates an inserted doorway with freestone surround and round brick head. The door has vertical ribs and leads to a path to the former palace. The S return is battered at the base and, as the ground level is lower, approximately 4m high facing a ditch.
Reason for designation
Listed for their special interest as part of the historic character of Abergwili church and Bishop's Palace.
Nearby in the register
- Carmarthenshire County Museum (formerly Bishop's Palace)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St DavidNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Lodge at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bryn Towy MansionDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.