Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
46 High Street
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 July 1974
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80189, -4.96896
- Cadw reference
- 87094
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the N side of the High Street some 30m W of its junction with Quay Street.
History
One of a pair of altered late Georgian buildings, with No 44. Offices of T. Rule Owen estate agent in late C19, William Morgan in1926. Old photographs show the centre square oriel window with small-paned sashes and a top cornice. At one point c. 1900 there were balconies to either side at first floor.
Exterior
One of a pair of houses with double recessed front doors under two-storey square oriel. No 44 is roughcast, No 46 stuccoed, with slate roof overhanging with flat eaves. Rebuilt large square brick stack with external chimneybreast to No 46, no chimney to No 44. Three storeys, five bays overall, with each half having a two-window range of sashes and sharing half of the oriel. Nine-pane sashes to top floor, 12-pane to first floor (replaced in plate glass on No 46). The centre oriel has two 4-pane sashes to first floor front, and narrow lights to sides, flared apron between floors and two smaller plate-glass sashes above with narrow side lights. C20 bowed shop window to No 44, mid C20 metal framed office window flanked by stucco pilasters with fascia and cornice over to No 46. Both doors are recessed in centre, C20 six-panel doors.
Interior
Interiors altered but both houses have late C18 small dog-leg stair, with bulbous turned newel, closed string, and small turned column balusters. Upper newels are square with chamfered edges. Four flights. Iron column in front window.
Reason for designation
Included for special architectural interest as part of a pair of late Georgian terraced houses.
Nearby in the register
- 44 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 42 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 40 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Railings, gates, steps and retaining wall to the Shire HallCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.