Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82883
Building Number
18
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/06/2004
Date of Amendment
18/06/2004
Name of Property
Gosen House
Address
18 Stone Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llandovery
Town
Locality
Easting
276750
Northing
234485
Street Side
W
Location
Situated the fourth house in the terrace N of junction with Garden Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Terraced house in row Nos 12-18, identical in detail to No 16, but with shopfront detail shared with Nos 12-14. The row is first recorded in the 1830s, No 18 ocupied by S Davies grocer and tallow chandler in 1844, then D M Protheroe, grocer, draper and ironmonger. Recorded as owned by J Morgan in 1846 and 1866, occupied by Rees Bishop grocer. In 1892 occupied by William Evans tailor & stationer. Shown in 1936 photograph as W T Price, newsagent and Registrar.
Exterior
Terraced house in row Nos 12-18, similar in detail to No 16. Three storeys, 2 bays with slate gabled roof with red brick chimney stack to right and deep eaves. Painted stucco with long and short quoins to right (matching those on left of No 16), 1st floor sill band and upper storey windows similar to those of No. 16 in moulded shouldered surrounds with keystones. Smaller windows to top floor, all sashes with marginal glazing bars. Ground floor has overall shopfront with panelled pilasters to left and right similar to those on Nos 12-14, (a pair between door and shop window now gone), 4 scrolled brackets in fascia, and shelf over. Left hand C20 door and right hand 3-pane shop window. Right hand end wall has raised chimney breast.
Interior
Cast iron supporting column visible inside shop window.
Reason for designation
Included as part of 3-storey terrace Nos 12-18, with good surviving C19 stucco detail and late C19 shopfront.
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