Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
12922
Building Number
 
Grade
II*  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
03/06/1964  
Date of Amendment
22/02/1993  
Name of Property
The Observatory  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Milford Haven  
Town
 
Locality
Hakin  
Easting
189211  
Northing
205956  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated on short lane running W off Picton Road to Rugby Football Club some 200m N of County Infants School.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Circa l805 ruins of observatory built for Charles Greville as part of the early foundation of Milford, intended as the centrepiece of a 'College of King George III', but although the observatory was built and equipped the project was abandoned on Greville's death in l809.  

Exterior
Rubble stone octagonal observatory with upper part vaulted and slit for telescope openings, the segments of the vault now free-standing leaving a top opening of some 8 feet diameter. Two segments have collapsed inwards. The inner vaulting was of brick. Original ground floor has arched entry with cut stone arch, and circular interior with remains of ceiling vaulting. Low single storey outbuildings to W, E and N in rubble stone, that to left with one door and plain stone voussoirs to head, that to right has short recessed section with arched doorway and then blank arched panel in main part. Rear of this section has one arched window and corresponding door in recess. N rear wing is altered. Scheduled Ancient Monument: Pe 387  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
A very early example of the domed observatory with slit openings.  

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