Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 2 Speedwell Court
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 19 May 1981.
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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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 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.