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The Liberal Chambers

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 30 November 2005.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of The Liberal Chambers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Institutional
Date of designation
30 November 2005
Town
Haverfordwest
Community
Haverfordwest
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.80150, -4.97172
Cadw reference
87064

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated recessed with forecourt between the former assembly rooms and former Temperance Hall.

History

Former Liberal Club, opened in 1913.

Exterior

Former Liberal Club, painted stucco with roof behind parapet. Two storeys, three bays in Beaux-Arts classical style. Channelled pilasters at outer angles and framing centre bay, with labels under cornice which breaks forward over each pier, and is broken in narrow centre bay for an open pediment. Parapet with raised piers over each pilaster, and taller parapet above centre pediment, with outer piers partly behind piers of main parapet. Centre recessed French windows with blind arch over and keystone, opening onto iron-railed balcony over projecting broad porch. Porch has channelled square piers with simple capitals. Outer bays have plate glass sash window each floor, spaced closer to the centre bay. Moulded sills. Centre recessed entry with double doors.
Rear to Dark Street is rubble stone, three-storey, with close-eaved slate roof and brick cambered heads to windows. Nine-pane sash windows to top floor each side and lower centre stair light; plate glass to first floor and 12-pane to lower stair light; basement window each side of a tall cambered-headed doorway with C20 door, overlight and boarding above.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reason for designation

Included as an early C20 formal classical building, of group value with the Assembly Rooms and Temperance Hall.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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