Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Manchester House
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77056, -4.46253
- Cadw reference
- 9662
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 the town Hall and adjoining Globe House.
Exterior
Paired mid C19 (not shown on 1834 survey map) late Georgian rendered 3-storey fronts with cill band to double pile structure; slate roof and projecting eaves. Small-pane sash glazing, 2-windows to 2nd floor (higher and with pitched dormer roofs to Gwalia); 2-storey bay windows with cornices and later glazing to shop fronts. Bracketed hoods to doorways, 4-panel door to Manchester House.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- GwaliaCommercialunder 1 mi
- Globe House (including SB & RB Gleed, Butcher's Shop)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 2 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.