Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81930
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/10/2003
Date of Amendment
22/10/2003
Name of Property
Garden walls at former Bishops Palace
(Carmarthenshire County Museum)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Abergwili
Town
Locality
Abergwili
Easting
244041
Northing
220914
Street Side
Location
On the SW side of the former Bishop's Palace, and on the E side of the churchyard.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
The Bishops Palace was founded by Bishop Barlow of St Davids, appointed in 1536. The palace was substantially rebuilt in Elizabethan style by Bishop Jenkinson (1825-40) but was mostly destroyed by a fire in 1902. It was rebuilt in 1903-7 and remained an episcopal residence until 1972, since when it has been converted to a museum. The walled garden is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
High rubble-stone walls enclosing a garden approximately 60 x 50m. Facing the E side of the churchyard it has a plain coping and is approximately 2.5m high. At the N end it is stepped and incorporates an inserted doorway with freestone surround and round brick head. The door has vertical ribs and leads to a path to the former palace. The S return is battered at the base and, as the ground level is lower, approximately 4m high facing a ditch.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for their special interest as part of the historic character of Abergwili church and Bishop's Palace.
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