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
12446
Building Number
12
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
04/02/1991
Date of Amendment
04/02/1991
Name of Property
The Hungry Caterpillar Cafe & Shop
Address
12 Main Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Solva
Town
Locality
Solfach Isaf/ Lower Solva
Easting
180629
Northing
224445
Street Side
Location
Situated gable-end to street line adjoining No 10 (Tan-yr-Allt).
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Exterior
Mid C19 former warehouse, now care and shop; gable end to street with long 3-storey range back into hillside. Brown rubble stone to main floors, grey to attic, with purple Caerbwdy sandstone quoins at gable end. Gable end has ground floor (blocked) board, low, flattened arch with keystone, jambs rebated for warehouse doors. Blocked window over, set within large C20 stone flattened-arch projection carrying first floor balcony. This replaces outside stairs with similar arch, but arch and balcony are rebuilt. First floor glazed door with painted brick head. Loft with large C20 9-pane window with timber lintel and small, square opening immediately over with purple stone head. Long ten-window north side to court with 4-pane first and second floor windows with slate sills. Painted brick heads to first floor window. Nine windows and end door with outside rubble steps to first floor. Ground floor has C20 mock Georgian bow window to left, door with cambered brick head, then C20 concrete framed garage opening, then original cart-entry with flattened-arched head, keystone and rebated jambs. Door with brick cambered head to right, small window and another similar door.
Interior
Reason for designation
The best survivor of the substantial warehouses that reflect the maritime prosperity of Solva originating in the mid C18 and continuing to the later C19. Not marked on 1836 sale plan (Pembs. Rec. Off. DB/16/131) nor 1938 Tithe Map; shown on 1887 Ordnance Survey.
Group value with other listed items in Main Street.
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