Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 16 including 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
- 51.85599, -4.31784
- Cadw reference
- 9527
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 almost midway between the junctions with Picton Court and Union Street.
History
Middle house of terrace of 3 built after 1825 when the Picton Monument was proposed initiating building here, but before 1834 as marked on 1834 map.
Exterior
Terraced house, middle one of a row of 3, stuccoed with slate roof with paired bracketed eaves and tall red brick end stacks. Three-storey and cellar, 2-window range, top floor with 9-pane sashes and first floor with long 15-pane sashes. Ground floor left has arched sash 5 panes wide with radiating glazing bars in upper half, and to right, arched doorway with open-pedimented doorcase with plain pilasters. Plain fanlight with original 6-panel door with top 4 fielded, and fielded panelled reveals. Basement large cambered-headed window.
E and S sides of front garden bounded by dwarf stone wall and iron railings matching those of no 15 with scroll finials and standards with small urn finials. Matching gate.
Interior
Closed string staircase with stick balusters and turned newels. Round hall arch on consoles. Six-panelled doors. Panelled shutters. Front room fireplace with roundels at angles.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a terrace of three late Georgian houses of considerable architectural quality; an integal part of the fine late Georgian suburban development of this street.
Nearby in the register
- No 15 including gate and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 17 including gate and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 18 including railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- Corris, including front railings and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.