Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Forecourt piers and railings to Parc-y-Felfet Unitarian Chapel
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
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85758, -4.30946
- Cadw reference
- 9501
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 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 at far NE end of street.
History
Forecourt railings and gatepiers possibly of 1849 when the chapel was built.
Exterior
Forecourt piers and railings to the street. Cement rendered square piers and double iron gates, flanked by low walls with stone coping and iron railings. Centre piers have cement pyramidal caps and tooled stone plinths. Similar pair of piers at outer left, with rendered wall between, possibly blocked entry. Railings have square uprights placed diamond-wise and unusual cast-iron triangular pierced arrow-head finials. The pair of gates have similar finials to rails, also applied in a large lozenge pattern across each gate. Urn finials to hanging stiles and band of circles to bottom, middle and top rails.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Parc-y-Felfet Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Parc-y-Felfet Unitatian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Clock Tower in Carmarthen MarketGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Zion English Presbyterian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Forecourt railings and gates to Zion ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.