Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Loo Choo
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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 November 2005
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80684, -4.98632
- Cadw reference
- 87051
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 E side of St. David's Road some 300m N of its junction with Thomas Parry Way.
History
Farmhouse, early C19, recorded as Loo Choo Cottage, newly built in 1824, when it was offered for auction and described as having two parlours and four bedrooms. The unusual name is said to derive from a mariner builder who had served in China.
Exterior
House, unpainted lined render and slate roof with three brick stacks. Two storeys, three plus one bays. Twelve-pane sashes, the main house three-bay with stone sills, centre square-headed doorway and boarded door. The service range to right, under continuous roof has one sash each floor with slate sills. Windowless left end wall. Outshut rear with stair gable.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a farmhouse of early C19 date, in late Georgian style.
Nearby in the register
- Cemetery Gates, Gatepiers and adjoiniing railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard wall, gates and gatepiers to demolished Machpelah ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 34 City RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 28 City RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.