Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The King's Arms
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
- 51.86032, -4.29946
- Cadw reference
- 9553
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 some 35m SW of junction with Old Oak Lane.
History
Inn, probably late C18 and C19, altered in late C20. Marked on 1834 map.
Exterior
Public house in terraced row, painted roughcast, with slate gabled roof, the eaves and ridge of which are lower than those of No 102 but higher than those of No 104. Renewed brick stack to left and larger, roughcast stack to right. Three-storey, 2-window range, with windows widely spaced. All fenestration C20, upper floor with small square windows, first floor with longer ones and ground floor with 4-panel door to left, then window in former doorway and wide C20 window at right. Thin raised surrounds to openings, thin sill band at first floor and raised plinth. C20 bracket for pub sign at second floor.
In 1981 there were sash windows without glazing bars, the doorway was left of centre and present door was a sash window.
Interior
Interior altered since 1981, the C18 staircase with turned balusters and wide handrail from ground floor to attic was damaged by fire and has been partly rebuilt, it was similar to staircases also lost since 1981 in Spring Gardens. In 1981 there were exposed ceiling beams to upper floors.
Reason for designation
Included as a later C18 inn with partly surviving original staircase.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance gates and rails to Penuel Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Oak HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Penuel Baptist Chapel and attached schoolroomReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Priory Street School with walls and railingsEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.