Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 2 Speedwell Court
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85628, -4.31243
- Cadw reference
- 82178
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 behind No 97 Lammas Street, accessed through passageway c50m E of Morfa Lane.
History
One of a pair of backland houses much altered since 1981 when they were described as whitewashed rubble stone, with inner window bay and outer door bay, glazing-bar sash windows and ledged doors.
Exterior
Paired house, unpainted roughcast with slate close-eaved roof, hipped to C20 added wing to right. Shared renewed brick stack to left. Two storeys, C20 uPVC window to left each floor and C20 uPVC door to right. Addition has C20 similar window to right, and C20 windows in end wall.
Interior
In 1981 said to have exposed ceiling joists.
Reason for designation
Included despite loss of detail as part of the town's few remaining courtyard groups.
Nearby in the register
- No 1 Speedwell CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 2 Thomas CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- 97 Lammas StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 1 Thomas CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.