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
12247
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/11/1978
Date of Amendment
07/01/2002
Name of Property
Training Ship Skirmisher
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Fishguard and Goodwick
Town
Fishguard
Locality
Lower Town
Easting
196221
Northing
237145
Street Side
N
Location
Situated some 50m past Lower Town Bridge on the right of the road to Upper Fishguard.
Description
Broad Class
Maritime
Period
History
Mid to later C19 quayside warehouse, said to have been used for grain storage. Latterly used as sail training school. Not marked on 1844 tithe map but visible in photograph taken before bridge was rebuilt in 1875.
Exterior
Former warehouse, rubble stone with slate hipped roof, formerly grouted. Substantial 4-storey, 6-window block, the rear built into the bank. Small windows mostly metal 6-pane, with red brick cambered heads and slate sills, the upper windows under eaves are smaller. On second floor, blocked loading door opening in third bay from right, on first floor door in similar position is infilled as a window. On ground floor, 4 windows, broad brick depressed-arched entry to left, and doorway to right, set out of alignment. End elevations of 2 bays each and both with window openings to upper floors only, all windows blocked on S end wall. Rear elevation has present access via C20 footbridge to loading door in right bay of second floor.
Interior
Interior subdivided on ground floor. Joisted ceilings with pine joists.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent C19 stone warehouse, the last indication of the scale of maritime traffic into Fishguard in the C19.
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