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
12215
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
14/12/1971  
Date of Amendment
30/11/2005  
Name of Property
The Candle Stores  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Haverfordwest  
Town
Haverfordwest  
Locality
 
Easting
195520  
Northing
215492  
Street Side
E  
Location
Situated on the quay just N of the Old Wool Market.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Quayside warehouse, probably early C19, possibly late C18. Restored in late C20 and used as restaurant, deteriorating 2005.  

Exterior
Warehouse, rubble stone with slate close-eaved roof, half-hipped at ends. Three storeys, three bays with renewed casement pair windows, stone voussoirs to cambered heads and slate sills. E front to quay has three top windows evenly spaced, three longer first floor windows with the right one spaced further right than the window above and ground floor broad cambered-headed former entry, with bicolour voussoirs, now with C20 glazed doors and sidelights. S end has first floor door reached by long flight of stone steps across gable front of the Old Wool Market. Large loft window above with timber lintel. Front to Quay Street, also three-storey and three-bay has renewed windows with cambered heads and stone voussoirs flanking centre longer former loading doors, and wide cambered ground floor centre opening with stone voussoirs, flanked by similar cambered headed opening to each side, these with cast concrete curved heads replacing flat heads since 1974. Modern glazing.  

Interior
Interior not inspected.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a substantial late Georgian riverside warehouse.  

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