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.
Date of Designation
21/11/1990
Date of Amendment
24/06/1991
Name of Property
1 George Street
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Location
Sited at top of George Hill and closing the view from St Teilo's churchyard.
History
Large former vicarage
Exterior
Wide 2 storey and attic 5 bay Victorian classical front to earlier (probably Cl8) structure built as the George Hotel. Hipped roof (mostly stripped, December l988) with tiled ridges and three gabled dormers with trefoil openings. Tall masonry stacks with classical cornices, paired to left over side gable with 3-light cusped traceried window low down towards rear.
Rendered facade with painted pediments and linked hoods with fluted keyblocks to windows, bracket sills with linking bands, sashes with marginal glazing bars. Rusticated plinth. Banded doorway surround with fluted keyblock and pilasters, double doors and sidelights up steps, segmental traceried fanlight.
Plan form at rear is basically a wide L-plan (partly infilled). Range with massive 2 storey hipped stone slate roof and big masonry stacks (in pairs) as before. Three gabled dormers with trefoil openings and asymmetrical l2-pane Georgian sashes. Arched and traceried fanlight beside later glazed porch.
In poor condition at time of inspection. (December l989).
Reason for designation
Crucial townscape importance.
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