Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Eastern pair of lamp standards in Carmarthen Park
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 28 November 2003
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85585, -4.31422
- Cadw reference
- 82152
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
Situated just inside main entrance on left side of roadway.
History
One of pair of cast-iron lampstands in Gothic style, marked as made by James Davies, Towy Works, Carmarthen, and presumably erected 1900 when park was opened. There is a suggestion that these lampstands were originally to Christ Church, Lammas Street.
Exterior
One of 2 cast iron lamp standards, painted black and white, on square concrete bases. Square section plinth, then shaft with chamfered angles and pierced panel each side with roundels, then square panel each side pierced with embellished quatrefoil, under 4 very short inset angle columns under pierced rosette each face and corbelled cap. Plain large lamp above may be C20 replacement. Plinths are marked James Davies, Carmarthen.
Reason for designation
Included as an ornate piece of late Victorian cast-iron park furniture. Part of a relatively complete urban park of C1900.
Nearby in the register
- Main gates and gatepiers to Carmarthen ParkCivilunder 1 mi
- Granite drinking fountain in Carmarthen ParkCivilunder 1 mi
- Christ ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- PreseliNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.