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
25473
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/06/2001
Date of Amendment
11/06/2001
Name of Property
Cross House Stores
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
St. Clears
Town
Carmarthen
Locality
St Clears
Easting
228058
Northing
215730
Street Side
E
Location
On E side of High Street, immediately N of lychgate to churchyard.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid to later C19 village house with later C19 shopfront, attached to Cross House, which is of earlier date.
Exterior
Shop premises, 2-storey, 3-window range, in painted stucco with slate roof and one red brick stack to L gable end. Ground floor has projecting, painted timber shop-front to L and centre bays, with later C20 glazed timber door to centre recess, flanked by large 3-light shop-windows, with boarding above, painted to match frames and unadorned sign board. Raised end pilasters and projecting fascia right across. Late C20 garage door to R bay. Upper floor has 4-pane sashes with raised stucco surrounds and hoods. Decorative scrolled bargeboard to L, plain to R. R stack removed.
Interior
Shop interior altered save for boarded floor and pair of painted cast iron columns flanking entrance, both inscribed "Bright and Garrard, Carmarthen".
Reason for designation
Included as a rare local survival of a traditional shop frontage, of group value with Cross house adjoining.
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