Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
6251
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/04/1977
Date of Amendment
28/03/2002
Name of Property
Vernon House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Tenby
Town
Tenby
Locality
Easting
213552
Northing
200394
Street Side
N
Location
On the N side of St Julian's Street just E of the junction with Cob Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Earlier C19 house, altered with ground floor commercial premises. Vernon House was a private house in 1871, a lodging house in 1881, and occupied in 1926 by Mrs Burke. In 1951 known as No 4 St Julians Street, in 1977 occupied by Keith Hair Stylist, in 2001 by The Reef Cafe with hairdresser above.
Exterior
House and commercial premises, painted roughcast with slate close-eaved roof. Tall red brick end stacks. Three storeys, double-fronted with 2 C20 casements on 2nd floor, 12-pane sash and canted oriel window of 4-12-4 panes to first floor and ground floor off-centre arched doorway with altered openings each side. Stucco doorcase of Ionic pilasters with entablature and cornice. Impost band to reveals, C20 door and fanlight. C20 shop window with top lights to right, and C20 door to upper floors to left.
Rear has rubble stone wing to left with hipped slate roof and red brick surrounds to windows. Four-pane and 9-pane windows to top floor, 4-pane and 12-pane to first floor of end wall.
Interior
Ground floor opened into one room, 2 fireplaces on right wall. Stairs up from left door, enclosed first flight, then right-angle turn to next flight with thin turned newel, stick balusters and ramped rail.
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial terraced house with late Georgian Ionic doorcase.
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