Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 High Street
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 June 2004
- Community
- Llandovery
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99400, -3.79466
- Cadw reference
- 82859
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated opposite Lloyds Bank, about 60m E of junction with Castle Street.
History
Terraced house probably of 1823, apparently of one build with No 15, both built like No 5 for D Thomas, maltster and mercer, (1790-1876), and then owned by D P Powell. No 13 was of 2 bays but the windows of the left bay have been removed since 1926. It was a private school kept by Miss Lucy Lens in the early 1830s, when Anne Lens, milliner, was at the same address. W Goulstone, painter and decorator was occupant in 1841, William Jenkins 1843-5, then Edward Davies auctioneer c1844-46. By 1866 occupied by James Watkins and in 1890s by David Thomas. There was a malthouse behind Nos 13-15.
Exterior
Terraced house of 3 storeys and one aligned window bay originally of 2 bays. Slate gabled roof and red brick chimney stack to right, apparently shared with No. 11. Deep eaves. Painted roughcast with smooth plinth and simple shouldered and keyed door and window surrounds. 2nd floor square window is C20 replacement for a sash, others are 4-pane horned sashes. Steps up to recessed left hand doorway, against party wall with No 15. C20 door with plain, rectangular overlight .
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a house of single C19 character, part of a continuous row on High Street with good Georgian character.
Nearby in the register
- Commerce HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 15 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rhoslyn HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- PlasdderwenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.