Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clifton House
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, designated on 29 July 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 July 2005
- Locality
- Pembroke
- Town
- Pembroke
- Community
- Pembroke
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67619, -4.92006
- Cadw reference
- 84955
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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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the road opposite Pembroke Castle and some 85m E of Monkton Bridge.
History
Town house on early site, possibly medieval, rebuilt in C18 but derelict by late C19 and reroofed and refitted c. 1910 for an owner who sold it immediately to the Bowling family. Occupied by Mrs Treweeks in 1926. In later C20 to 2004 used as Museum of the Home by owners Mr & Mrs Stimson. Said to have stone vault in basement.
Exterior
Terraced house, painted stucco with imitation slates to roof, at same height as roof of No 6 to left, with roughcast left stack. Basement and three storeys, two bays. Basement with square-headed door to left and small square fixed window above flight of ten broad cemented steps with iron railings up to early C20 hipped porch to ground floor right. Porch has moulded cornice, three lights to front with arched heads to upper panes and half-glazed door with overlight to side, at head of steps. To left is early C20 canted oriel window of 2-4-2 panes with moulded cornice and hipped slate roof. First floor has two long 4-pane sashes and top floor has two similar short sashes. Window bays are offset to right.
Right end wall is rendered with small top floor window to left. Rear is roughcast with two-storey rear wing.
Interior
Interior has stair on right, principal rooms on left.
Reason for designation
Included for special architectural interest as a Georgian town house remodelled in early C20.
Nearby in the register
- 8 Westgate HillDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle Chambers including area railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Flemish CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Westgate HillDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.