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
82153
Building Number
27
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1981
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
Ex-Servicemen's Club
Address
27 Bridge Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Bridge Street
Easting
241242
Northing
219938
Street Side
Location
Situated approximately 10m N of junction with Little Bridge Street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Ex-servicemen''s club of 1958 by Harold Metcalfe of Carmarthen, refronting a building probably rebuilt in earlier C19, itself over medieval vaulted cellars. Probably marked as a public house on 1834 map with the Red Cow at No 28.
Exterior
Street elevation of 1958-60 with close eaves. Three storeys, roughcast second floor with 2 windows with late C20 glazing. First floor is tiled in blue and white ceramic tiles in raised cement rectangular frame. Tiles in rows, pale blue with occasional white and divided by raised timber strips into 9 vertical panels, 4-light window in the 2nd to 5th panels with wrought iron railings and cement panels below. On ground floor door up steps and band of windows deeply recessed to right, and plain wall clad in vertical strips of grey marble tiles to left. Recess has deep sill to left of steps with grey marble wall-cladding continued beneath, 4 long windows and door to right. Basement left is clad with thin tiles of a green rough-textured stone laid in vertical strips. At extreme left, a square cellar entrance with studded plank door.
Interior
Two medieval parallel barrel vaulted undercroft chambers with C20 render to dividing wall and vaults. Vaults are parallel to street, segmental-pointed and divided by 2 segmental pointed arches with rounded pier between and rounded jambs each side. Ground floor altered in C20, but with C19 details to ceilings and staircase.
Reason for designation
Of special interest for the survival of 2 medieval undercrofts, and an unusual essay in 1950''''s ''''moderne'''' style.
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