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
20189
Building Number
6
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/1998
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
6 Castle Street
Address
6 Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Kidwelly
Town
Kidwelly
Locality
Kidwelly/Cydweli
Easting
240784
Northing
206975
Street Side
N
Location
Situated on N side of Castle Street, just E of former Castle School.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
House, now shop, probably C18 on older core, the site being part of the medieval town of Kidwelly. Much restored 1989-90. Marked on O.S. as No 1.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with imitation stone tile roof (formerly corrugated-iron over thatch), and no stacks. Two-storey, three-window range of C20 imitation medieval windows with timber lintels. Three upper windows formerly horned sashes. Ground floor windows reconstructed to replace mid C20 metal windows: two smaller windows to left (outer one aligned with window above), centre 1989 neo-Tudor door with timber lintel, one window to right. Rear has one long centre window. Three square recesses in left end wall.
Interior
Oak lintel fireplace ground floor right. Roof has preserved sections of former thatch and four oak collar-trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed as a house now shop of C18 on older core, with preserved thatch and trusses.
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