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
82168
Building Number
37
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/11/2003
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
Masonic Hall
Address
37 Spilman Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Easting
241405
Northing
220083
Street Side
Location
Situated approximately 10m NE of junction with Brick Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Institutional
Period
History
Masonic Hall Built and dated in 1911 by George Morgan & Son. The hall replaces one opened in 1889.
Exterior
Masonic Hall in painted stucco with raised painted plinth. Two storey, irregular 4-window range with roof behind parapet. Entrance bay to left and first floor hall in 3-bay right section. Left section has banded rustication treated as pilasters to frame narrow window and door, with panelled tops to the 3 pilasters. Panelled door to right with overlight of 2 4-pane lights and narrow window to left with matching 4-pane top-light. First floor has shallow oriel with stepped underside to base, dated 1911, under tall 18-pane horned sash with pilaster sides and frieze and cornice aligned with main cornice. Parapet over slightly lower than main parapet.
Right section has full height squared projection with narrow recesses to either side, cornice broken forward, and similar parapets, slightly lower on projection. Both floors have fenestration in pilastrade of 4 pilasters framing 3 windows. Ground floor has continuous sill beneath 12-pane horned sashes with lower 3 panes blanked in timber each light. Between storeys is rectangular panel in moulded frame with MASONIC HALL in raised capitals. Taller pilasters above between first floor long 18-pane horned sashes with frieze under cornice and parapet.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C20 purpose-built Masonic Hall, an expressive design with emphasis on the first floor, the detail largely intact.
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