Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 3 Friar's Row
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
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85602, -4.31247
- Cadw reference
- 82181
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 in terraced row down alley accessed from between Nos 92-3 Lammas Street.
History
Third house of a backland terrace of 4, built in the early C19. Marked on Wood's 1834 map.
Exterior
Cottage, third of a 2-storey painted rendered row of 4 cottages, with slate roof and small end stacks. The houses are grouped in pairs and face S. No 1 and 2 have three 2-pane C20 uPVC windows on first floor and one to each outer bay below and paired centre doors.
Nos 3 and 4 have horned 12-pane sash windows, 3 on first floor, one to each outer bay below and paired centre doorways, No 4 with plain door with glazed panel. Segmental arch in centre to passage between Nos 2 and 3.
Rear has similar but recessed windows to both floors, a paired window possibly spans a dividing wall. Rear chimney stack on verge of roof to both Nos 2 and 3.
Segmental arch to passageway between Nos 2 and 3; no windows above.
Reason for designation
Included notwithstanding alterations as a good example of Carmarthen court housing, with an interesting plan form.
Nearby in the register
- No 4 Friar's RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- No 2 Friar's RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- No 1 Friar's RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 2 Thomas CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.