Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 1 Friar's Row
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 19 May 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85595, -4.31263
- Cadw reference
- 9447
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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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated down an alley between Nos 92-3 Lammas Street, past Prospect Place.
History
Part of a row of four backland cottages, early C19, altered. Marked on Wood's 1834 Map of Carmarthen.
Exterior
Cottage, first of a 2-storey painted rendered row of 4 cottages, with slate roof and small end stacks. The houses are grouped in 2 pairs and face S, each pair 3-window, thus with the paired doors under a single window. No 1 and 2 have 3 C20 uPVC windows on first floor and one to each outer bay below, Nos 3 and 4 have horned 12-pane sash windows. No 4 has plain door with glazed panel. Segmental arch in centre to through-passage between Nos 2 and 3.
Rear has few windows to both floors, rear C20 chimney stack on roof-verge to both Nos 2 and 3.
Reason for designation
Included notwithstanding alterations as a good example of Carmarthen court housing, with an interesting plan form.
Nearby in the register
- No 2 Friar's RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- No 3 Friar's RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- No 4 Friar's RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- No 2 Thomas CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.