Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Conservatory at Broadway Mansion
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, designated on 21 November 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 November 1988
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76006, -4.48410
- Cadw reference
- 9682
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
Immediately to W of Broadway Mansion. Reached by a short drive off the main road, SW of Broadway village.
History
Probably contemporary with the remodelling of the house, ca 1900; built on the site of a previous mansion dated back to C17.
Fine example of a small conservatory by Messenger and Co of Loughborough.
Exterior
Timber framed, rubble plinth and small pane glazing to roof with iron cresting and dentilled eaves. Solid wall to rear. The roof is continued to right and adjoins the house providing covered access; formerly with decorative ironwork. 3-bay arm to right; splays out into a broad octagon at W end with particularly unusual ribbed dome and small pane clerestorey windows; iron finial. Bracket pediment over half glazed doors to S side.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare surviving example of this building type.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St SadwrnenReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- PlashettDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hurst HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Farm Square at Hurst HouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.