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
82121
Building Number
31
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/08/1954
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
,31,Quay Street,,,,SA31 3JT
Address
31 Quay Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Easting
241185
Northing
219982
Street Side
Location
Situated some 25m SW of junction with St Mary's Street, attached to No 30.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Terraced town house, mid to later C18, altered in earlier C19, when No 30 was built. Possibly then the top floor was added, as staggered joint to No 30 indicates rebuilding or addition. Marked on 1834 map. In 1926 directory as occupied by Walters & Williams, solicitors, still occupants 2002.
Quay Street is the most complete street of C18 houses left in Carmarthen, the street formed in the early C12 and already by the late middle ages the street of Carmarthen's most prominent families. No 19, which has been demolished, was dated 1698. It is not yet possible to establish precise dates for the other houses but most of them seem to be of C18 date, some retaining panelling and staircases of the period.
Exterior
Town house, attached but set slightly back from No.30. Unpainted roughcast with close-eaved slate roof and red brick end stacks. Three-storey, originally 2-window range, though second floor has been altered or added and has 4 square six-pane sash windows with heads at eaves level. First and ground floors each have 2 tall narrow 12-pane sashes and doorway is at far left up 3 steps. Fine timber doorcase with narrow panelled pilasters and open pediment with panelled soffit on console brackets, and fielded-panelled 8-panel door. Raised plinth. Basement.
Interior
Front right room has plastered beam, 6-panel door with fielded panels and Adam-style fireplace with festoon decoration. Rear right room has fireplace with fluted frieze broken forward at centre, and plastered ceiling beam. Mid to later C18 staircase with closed pulvinated string, square newels, turned balusters and moulded hand rail. Four flights up and one down to basement with stick balusters. In-and-out plank panels under first flight.
Reason for designation
Included as a town house of early C19 external character and C18 origins with good surviving interior features.
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