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
12993
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/07/1993
Date of Amendment
14/07/1993
Name of Property
Former Lighthouse-Keepers Cottages
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Pencaer
Town
Locality
Llanwnda
Easting
189242
Northing
241268
Street Side
Location
Situated on Ynys Meicel, a small island joined to NW corner of headland by metal access bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
1908/9 lighthouse and keepers' cottages, whitewashed rendered walls. Lighthouse has tapering 55ft high round tower with moulded cornice carrying iron balcony rail around big lattice-glazed lantern. Domed metal roof with weathervane. The lantern contains a large Chance lens and is controlled automatically.
Single-storey group of buildings to S, T-plan with 5-bay S end, corniced, with flat roofs, the centre and end bays projecting, each with mullion and transom window. Door in side of centre projection. E side has two windows and centre door. Rendered corniced stacks.
The group of buildings is enclosed in whitewashed rubble boundary wall with pyramid capped gatepiers.
Interior
Reason for designation
One of the last traditional lighthouses built by Trinity House in the British Isles.
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