Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82132
Building Number
62
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/11/2003
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003
Name of Property
,62,King Street,,,,SA31 1BA
Address
62 King Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Carmarthen
Town
Locality
Easting
241280
Northing
220053
Street Side
Location
Situated at corner of Nott Square.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Earlier to mid C19 end terrace building, on corner of Nott Square. Seen in old photographs as Central Hotel, and listed in 1926 as temperance hotel, proprietor John Morris. Occupied later in C20 by Pearl Assurance Co. In 2002 ground floor shop with Carmarthen Enterprises office above.
Exterior
Town house now shop with accommodation above. Painted stucco street elevation and deep-eaved slate gabled roof with large rebuilt brick left end stack. Three bay, 3-storey front. 12-pane horned sash windows to upper floors, longer to 1st floor. C20 shopfront to left and centre, with door to upper flats to right. Shopfront continues round left end, to Nott Square. Left end gable has one similar window to each upper floor set to right. Old photographs show an attic light also.
Rear has 12-pane stair-light left, 6-pane attic light.
Interior
Ground floor altered, staircase in 4 flights, with closed panelled string and panelled balustrade, probably earlier C20.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent corner building in late Georgian style, important in townscape.
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