Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Spilman 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
- 51.85596, -4.30448
- Cadw reference
- 9593
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 set back behind lawn, approximately 5m from junction with Castle Hill.
History
House in terraced row, c1820-30, marked on 1834 map. An unsigned and undated plan and elevation in the Record Office is possibly by David Morgan. Marked on 1834 map of Carmarthen. In 2002 county council offices.
Exterior
Town house, in painted roughcast with high coped parapet concealing hipped slate roof. Two storey 2-window range with painted stucco plinth. All openings arch-headed, the windows with blind arches over 12-pane sashes. Six-panel door to left with radial bars to fanlight. Open-pedimented timber doorcase to left with pilasters and small square panels to heads. Unadorned parapet without coping.
Interior
Partially inspected, right room has marble fireplace on rear wall, elliptical arched recess to right and another to left over door into rear room. Panelled doors and shutters.
Reason for designation
Included as a good late-Georgian town house of group value with No 1.
Nearby in the register
- Castle Hill HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Front garden wall, gate and railings to No 2Domesticunder 1 mi
- Section of former gaol wallInstitutionalunder 1 mi
- 1 Queen StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.