Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
7 Lammas Street
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85654, -4.30923
- Cadw reference
- 9475
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on right side of forecourt to English Baptist Chapel, c20m E of junction with Mansel Street.
History
Mid to later C19, possibly contemporary with English Baptist Church, opened in 1870. One of a pair with No 8. Photograph dated c.1902 shows shop sign of James Morgan Photographer. Premises occupied in 1926 by T.B. Arthur, auctioneer, and in 2002 by E. Brooksbank, watchmaker and jeweller, shopfront renewed in Victorian style c2000.
Exterior
End terrace shop with accommodation, whitewashed stucco on facade, rubble to gable, slate close-eaves roof, brick stack to left end with ashlar shouldered coping to gable. Two storeys and attic, front elevation of one window range, upper floor with large 16-pane sash and ground floor with c2000 shop front of 3 tall plate glass lights and recessed plate glass door to left, with two slate steps up and casing of pilasters, fascia and cornice. Rusticated left quoins. Left side elevation of squared rubble stone, 2 attic casement windows, one to left on first floor, all with ashlar surrounds and keystones. Two-storey one-window rear wing of similar materials with 2 similar windows in ashlar surrounds and coped end gable.
Interior
Dogleg staircase with stick balusters and turned newel.
Reason for designation
Included as C19 commercial premises, a pair with No 8 as part of the setting of the English Baptist Church.
Nearby in the register
- Gates, gateposts and railings to English Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 8 Lammas StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- English Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Boar's Head HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.