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
87091
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/11/2005
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Nichol memorial adjoining No 10 High Street
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Haverfordwest
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Easting
195267
Northing
215598
Street Side
N
Location
Situated on triangle of pavement between High Street and Dark Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Granite urn memorial of 1912 to the C16 Protestant martyr William Nichol.
Exterior
Red Aberdeen granite turned urn on short round shaft with coved cap and raised plinth. Incised decoration, the patterns left unpolished. The memorial stands on a sandstone block with ogee-chamfered upper angles. Inscription 'The noble army of martyrs praise thee. On this spot William Nichol of this town was burnt at the stake for the truth April 9th 1558'.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for special historical interest as a memorial to C16 Marian persecutions.
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