Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
31 Priory 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
- 51.86092, -4.29813
- Cadw reference
- 9551
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 E side of junction with Old Priory Road.
History
End-terrace house with shop, former Three Cranes Inn, earlier to mid C19. Marked on 1834 map.
Exterior
End-terrace house and shop, unpainted roughcast, steep slate roof with red brick stack at right end. Two storeys with attic and cellar, 2-window range, offset to left. Three plate-glass sashes, ground floor right square C19 4-light shop window with pilasters and cornice on brackets and centre C20 part-glazed door.
SW gable end is roughcast and with cellar-level entry. Attic 6-pane casement window to right, first floor 12-pane sash, and ground floor 4-pane sash to left and 12-pane sash to right. At cellar level, 2 steps down to central doorway with small, square boarded window either side. Ledged door.
In 1981 there was painted stucco cladding to front elevation, plinth, chamfered doorway and 6-panel door. SW wall was of black-painted stone rubble.
Interior
Interior not inspected, but previous list notes central staircase with low balustrade with square straight balusters; exposed ceiling beams to ground floor and to cellar and modern partitions on first floor.
Reason for designation
Included as C19 terraced house, with well-preserved simple C19 shop-window.
Nearby in the register
- Forecourt rails, gates and piers to Capel Y PriordyReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Y Priordy Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St John's Priory Precinct Wall or Nun's WalkReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 6 Old Priory RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.