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
12180
Building Number
15
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/07/1974
Date of Amendment
30/11/2005
Name of Property
Rock House
Address
15 North Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Haverfordwest
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Easting
195208
Northing
215841
Street Side
W
Location
On the W side of North Street just N of its junction with Holloway.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Town house probably of mid C18 date with mid to later C19 alteration to the front. It is said to have been a town house of the Prust family, and to have deeds from 1776. Occupied by Samuel Weston in 1884. It was restored in 1990s.
Exterior
House, painted lined stucco with deep-eaved slate roof and stuccoed end stacks with external chimneybreasts, larger stack to left end. Two storeys and attic, three bays. Three hipped dormers with small-paned horizontally-sliding casements. Deep moulded eaves with big scrolled brackets. Four-pane sashes to first floor centre and right, and ground floor centre and left. Canted C19 oriel to first floor left of 2-4-2 panes, with moulded cornice, and base supported on two pierced cast-iron brackets. Doorway has fielded panelled 6-pane door with side lights recessed in broad opening under C19 moulded stucco cornice on console brackets. An outer timber insert in doorcase has sidelights over timber panels and open centre. Lower extension to right has a large square bay window flanked by railings with urn finials to standards.
Parallel rear range with stuccoed N end stack.
Interior
Interior not inspected, said to have panelled hall with a reset arched cupboard, staircase with turned balusters, an upstairs room with panelled wall and dado panelling, and some fielded panelled doors.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historical interest as a rare C18 smaller town house, altered in C19.
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