Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
17 Queen Street
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1981
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85615, -4.30503
- Cadw reference
- 9572
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 approximately 5m NW of junction with Castle Hill.
History
Former town house, probably later C18, possibly 1788 from a detached piece of timber marked WO 1788 thought to have come from either the front range or the rear wing. Possibly at one time part of the Lion Royal Hotel which occupied No 18 adjacent and The Mount. Renovated in late C20 with new sash windows, empty in 2002.
Exterior
Town house, painted stucco, slate roof with red brick stack to left. Three- storey 5-window range, upper floor with 9-pane sashes at each end and 3 similar sized plate sashes in between, other floors with 12-pane sashes. Stone step up to 6-panel central door, with top 4 panels fielded and plain overlight. Fluted rainwater head to left noted in 1981 has gone. Raised plinth.
Interior
Inaccessible at time of resurvey. Panelled shutters.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial later C18 town house in a historically important town-centre street.
Nearby in the register
- 16 Queen StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Queen StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Queen StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Premises occupied by Mount AntiquesCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.