Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Quay
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 30 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 30 November 2005
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80022, -4.96657
- Cadw reference
- 87040
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the W side of the river some 200m S of New Bridge.
History
Quay of uncertain date, presumably medieval origins, said according to a plaque on the Old Wool Market to have been rebuilt in 1777 by John Argust. Marked as 'Great Key' on 1690 Peter Lea map.
Exterior
Quay, squared rubble stone with large grey limestone coping stones, extending from a slipway at S end back to point midway between the Old Wool Market and modern footbridge to County Hall.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as as the historic quayside of the town.
Nearby in the register
- The Bristol Trader InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Old GranaryCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Old Wool MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
- 26 Quay StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.