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
82132
Building Number
62
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/11/2003
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
62 King Street
Address
62 King Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Easting
241280
Northing
220053
Street Side
Location
Situated at corner of Nott Square.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Earlier to mid C19 end terrace building, on corner of Nott Square. Seen in old photographs as Central Hotel, and listed in 1926 as temperance hotel, proprietor John Morris. Occupied later in C20 by Pearl Assurance Co. In 2002 ground floor shop with Carmarthen Enterprises office above.
Exterior
Town house now shop with accommodation above. Painted stucco street elevation and deep-eaved slate gabled roof with large rebuilt brick left end stack. Three bay, 3-storey front. 12-pane horned sash windows to upper floors, longer to 1st floor. C20 shopfront to left and centre, with door to upper flats to right. Shopfront continues round left end, to Nott Square. Left end gable has one similar window to each upper floor set to right. Old photographs show an attic light also.
Rear has 12-pane stair-light left, 6-pane attic light.
Interior
Ground floor altered, staircase in 4 flights, with closed panelled string and panelled balustrade, probably earlier C20.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent corner building in late Georgian style, important in townscape.
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