Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 1 with railings and gate
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
- 51.85607, -4.31956
- Cadw reference
- 9519
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 some 40m from junction with Picton Place.
History
Detached house, early C19, Picton Place is marked on 1834 map as Bailey Street, with only 2 houses on E side, more marked on 1837 tithe map, charting the development of this area from C1830. Scrolled iron railings are similar to those on Picton Terrace nearby.
Exterior
House, painted stucco with close eaved roof and N end stack, S stack removed. Two storeys, 3-window range of horned plate glass sashes with C20 door and plain fanlight. Plain raised surrounds to openings, keystone to door, and raised plinth, angle strips, first floor sill band and eaves band. Rear has painted render and C20 replacement windows. Half-glazed rear door with 2 arched glazed panels. Added NE rear wing.
Front garden wall and railings: low plinth wall of grey limestone, railings with wrought iron spiked and scrolled finials rising alternatively to above top and middle rails, and standards with urn finials. Gate of similar design to railings.
Interior
Stair with stick balusters and rounded rail. Doors and fireplaces replaced.
Reason for designation
Included as late Georgian style house with fine iron railings, part of the development of this area as a residential suburbs in the late Georgian/early Victorian period.
Nearby in the register
- Porth Angel, including rear garden wall to Picton PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 27 including railings and gates and rear garden wallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coed Fryn, including railings and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 28 including railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.