Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Emlyn Castle (All Kings Premises)
Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 5 August 1991
- Community
- Newcastle Emlyn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.03636, -4.46930
- Cadw reference
- 9705
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on street line opposite Y Graig Baptist Chapel.
History
Circa 1930 photograph shows exterior stuccoed with raised surrounds to flat-headed windows, and front shelter already in existence.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 large house and shop premises in rubble stone, formerly stuccoed, with slate roof and stone end stacks, larger stack to right.
Tall 3-storey 3-window range, 6-pane sashes to upper floor and 12-pane sashes to first floor. Window heads are cambered with cut stone voussoirs, all renewed, possibly replacing flat heads. Ground floor has one window to left, C20 glazing, stonework renewed (or new) and then large late C19 shopfront with plate glass windows each side of recessed double panelled doors with overlight. Timber side pilasters with carved brackets, fascia and moulded cornice. Shopfront is within large lean-to shelter on iron posts. Paired rear wings with hipped roofs and yellow brick end stacks.
Nearby in the register
- Former Emlyn Grammer SchoolRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Baptist Chapel, including Sunday School forecourt railings & gates.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box outside Midland BankCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Milepost behind No. 24, BlaenwernTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.