Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former National School
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanllwch, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 28 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 28 November 2003
- Locality
- Llanllwch
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.84437, -4.34430
- Cadw reference
- 82155
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
Situated on E side of Llanllwch churchyard, by the lychgate.
History
Church school, now hall, built as National School in 1850 to designs by R. Barrett of Carmarthen.
Exterior
Former school now hall, one storey and basement, roughcast with slate roof and end stacks, the left end a small brick stack, the right end with a pair of short octagonal shafts. E front has 3 large pointed window and door set low to right. Windows have late C19 or early C20 timber Y-tracery, door is plain boarded and reached up flight of 5 external steps. Basement has 2 boarded doors, one to extreme left and one left of centre. N end wall has 2 similar pointed windows. Rear has 2 similar pointed windows, basement low opening and added rear wing to right.
Reason for designation
Included as a church school of 1850 retaining simple C19 character, of group value with the church.
Nearby in the register
- Lychgate to Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Boksburg HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn to SW of Pontgarreg CottageAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.