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
19139
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/12/1997
Date of Amendment
10/12/1997
Name of Property
The Reading Room
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Dale
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Dale
Easting
181141
Northing
205668
Street Side
Location
Situated on N side of South Street, just W of the rear courtyard of Eaton House. Marked on O.S. as No 8.
Description
Broad Class
Education
Period
History
Later C19 village reading-room, converted in 1892 from an older, possibly C18, cottage by the Dale Castle estate. Called the Reading Room Gallery (1997) and used for sale of paintings.
Exterior
Reading room, converted from former house. Colourwashed render and roughcast with asbestos sheet roof. One storey, double-fronted. Facade is rendered to door-head and window-sill height, roughcast above. Centre cambered-headed 6-panel door, two large windows, set high, each of 6 panes. Render and rubble stone to E end wall.
Interior
Single room with boarded ceiling.
Reason for designation
Included mainly for group value with Eaton House to E and No 2 South Street to S and also for historical reasons, as the village reading-room.
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