Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dylan Thomas's tool-shed Study
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, designated on 10 July 1968.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 July 1968
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77184, -4.45708
- Cadw reference
- 9628
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)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The tool-shed, on the cliff edge SW of the house.
History
Originally a boat building and repair centre from May 1949. From May 1949 until his death in 1953 it was the home of Dylan Thomas, bought for him by Margaret Taylor for £2,500; he called it his sea-shaken house on a breakneck of rocks".
Early C19 (known to have existed by 1834) with alterations in 1889.
Exterior
The house, above and at right angles to the foreshore with revetment wall to NW end; reached by modern staircase.
2-storey, 3-2window rendered front with plinth; slate roof and brick end chimney stacks. Small-pane sash windows with margins flanking fixed paired light window over boarded door. Casement windows to 3-storey rear with outside staircase and verandah.
Single-storey pitched roof and vertically boarded shed with casement windows and double doors to W end.
Interior
Interior retained as Dylan Thomas kept it; he called it his "water and tree room on the cliff". Originally built as a garage for Laugharne - first car.
Nearby in the register
- The Boat HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday VillageEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Victoria HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sea ViewEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.