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
12201
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/07/1974
Date of Amendment
30/11/2005
Name of Property
Picton House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Haverfordwest
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Easting
195538
Northing
215712
Street Side
N
Location
Situated at the NE abutment of the New Bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Civil
Period
History
Built probably in the later 1830s, said to have been the town house of the Philipps family of Picton Castle. Now Borough Offices and Civic Centre. Renewed in late C20.
Exterior
House now offices, painted stucco with slate roofs. Renewed horned sash windows.
Narrow front to Picton Place of two storeys and two bays, offset to right, the roof hipped to left, with brick chimney to right. Twelve-pane sash windows above and tripartite 4-12-4-pane sash window to ground floor left. Mid C20 hardwood four-panel door to right with overlight with rectangular tracery.
Flight of steps by New Bridge leads down to river front which is in three parts and with full-height basement. At right, end wall of Picton Place front has three bay elevation with 12-pane sashes and blind windows to centre bay, and modern metal shuttered basement opening. Next a lower link range set back between the two flanking ranges, of two bays and three storeys. C20 double door with marginal glazing bars to overlight to right and shuttered small window to left on ground floor, first floor 12-pane sash to left and top floor 6-pane square sash above. Right side has arched stair light with Y-tracery in head. At N end is a higher section of one bay with pyramid slate roof. Single full height canted with 4-16-4-pane glazing in upper two storeys with angle pilasters and moulded cornices. Basement has 2 small modern windows. Plain door in right side wall. Left side wall is of rough red brick, Flemish bond, with door to basement right and window to top floor right, with brick voussoirs. Brick rear wall.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest and prominent position overlooking the New Bridge.
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