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
82131
Building Number
61  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/11/2003  
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003  
Name of Property
61 King Street  
Address
61 King Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Carmarthen  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
241287  
Northing
220055  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated opposite end of Queen Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
House now shop with accommodation above, late C18 or early C19, the birthplace of the painter Thomas Brigstocke (1809-81) son of David Brigstocke painter and decorator (d 1854) whose family business was here. Thomas Brigstocke exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1842 and was a notable Victorian portrait painter. David Brigstocke painted and decorated the Guildhall in 1805. His other sons included John, publisher of The Welshman newspaper from 1832, Charles, wine merchant at 54 King Street and James, pharmacist at 25 King Street from 1869. No 61 was Home & Colonial Stores in 1926, newsagents 2002.  

Exterior
Painted stucco with dentilled eaves band to low-pitched roof. Three-storey, 2-window range of sashes, (boarded over on at time of inspection). Ground floor earlier C20 shopfront with recessed centre door, plate glass windows with base of glazed tile. Mirrored inserts in left corner and leaded lights over. Leaded lights have moulded glass margin lights with some red glass. Leaded overlight over big half-glazed door. Tiled floor in entry and within shop of buff and black tiles. Rendered rear wall.  

Interior
Ground floor altered, upper floors not accessible.  

Reason for designation
Included as a late Georgian frontage with earlier C20 shopfront.  

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