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
6458
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/01/1974
Date of Amendment
18/02/1994
Name of Property
Former Dockyard Chapel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Pembroke Dock
Town
Locality
Easting
196280
Northing
203484
Street Side
Location
Situated in SE corner of Dockyard at E end of formal avenue in front of Nosá1-5 The Terrace.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Listed II* as centrepiece of formal layout of The Terrace with which the Chapel groups. In 1844 W Edye, Master Shipwright, laid out gardens of avenue leading up to W front. Thought to be the only Georgian classical church to survive in South Wales.
Exterior
1830-2 former Royal Dockyard Chapel, designed by George Ledwell Taylor (1788-1873), Civil Architect to the Navy 1824-37. Late Georgian chapel in unpainted stucco with minimal limestone ashlar details, slate roof behind parapets and domed square W tower. W front is set on broad flight of five-plus-four granite steps with massive square flanking blocks. Projecting 3-bay centre with pilasters, entablature and pediment. Cornice moulding of entablature and pediment is of stone. Three blank panels above three doors, larger to centre with moulded architrave and cornice, narrower outer doors have moulded architraves and a plain band above, at level of main door cornice. Doors are double with high overlights each of four framed lights. Tower over pediment has ashlar base, plain paired pilasters each side of louvred rectangular bell-opening, entablature and semi-circular dome.
Main W wall of church is set back with plinth, angle pilasters, entablature, ashlar band at sill level of side windows and raking parapet. Similar 5-window sides with pilasters, sill-band in ashlar between, and moulded ashlar surround to tall arched windows, which have original iron small-paned glazing. E end has projecting centre with entablature and parapet carried round and one similar E window, C20 glazing. Plain E gable behind. Various C20 additions obscuring lower levels. C20 door on S side wall, breaking sill-band.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 381.
Interior
Derelict with lead partly removed from dome. Interior in 1981 had plastered walls, fielded panels to dado level, plaster ceiling with ornate cornices and wooden W gallery.
Reason for designation
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
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