Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pelican
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77117, -4.46256
- Cadw reference
- 9641
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
Opposite Brown's Hotel.
History
Late C18/early C19.
Exterior
Georgian pair of 3-storey and basement, 3-window frontages, broader and stuccoed to Manse, cement render to Pelican; the latter was from 1948 the home of Dylan Thomas'' parents. Slate roof, brick chimney stacks, eaves band. Recessed small-pane sash windows, offset to right, with central Palladian semi-circular headed sashes with keystones. Bracketed hoods to entrances; 6-panel door to Manse, 9-panel door to Pelican with fanlights. Plaque to 2nd floor of Pelican reads "The two .... pine ends of this building belong to W and M Davies. Built by him in 1866.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- ManseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Corran Books (Formerly The Ship & Castle PH)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Brown's HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Elm HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.