Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
9542
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/05/1981  
Date of Amendment
28/11/2003  
Name of Property
Former Carmarthenshire Infirmary  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Carmarthen  
Town
Carmarthen  
Locality
 
Easting
241668  
Northing
220297  
Street Side
SE  
Location
At corner of Priory Street and North Parade  

Description


Broad Class
Health and Welfare  
Period
 

History
Former Carmarthenshire Infirmary built 1857-8 by William Wesley Jenkins of London, William Lewis builder. The accepted tender was for £3260. Bishop Connop Thirwall laid the foundation stone on 14th May 1857 and it opened on 1st July 1858. Thomas Charles, builder, of Llandeilo, superintended the work. Extensions were added to the rear from 1899 to 1934. Taken over In 1948 by the National Health Service, closed in late C20 and most of the rear additions demolished 2002, pending conversion to flats or offices.  

Exterior
Former hospital, stuccoed with hipped slate roof and 4 rendered chimneys, Italianate style. Two storeys, 7 window front arranged 2-3-2 bays, with moulded eaves cornice. Banded pilasters between sections, with paired brackets in place of capitals. Windows are 12-pane hornless sashes in moulded architraves, but broad central window is altered, originally a larger sash with architrave and flat cornice, now a 5-light sash of 4-8-8-8-4 panes with no architrave. Broad sill band has inscription "Carmarthenshire Infirmary Supported by Voluntary Contributions". Central broad doorway with pedimented surround, of Doric pilasters, frieze and dentilled pediment, with inscription on frieze "Founded 1847". Deeply recessed doors. Inscribed over windows each side is "Built 1858". Ends have 3 first floor windows (centre one blind), then recessed bay linking to similar-sized parallel rear range (illustrated in 1861 view) with hipped slate roof, 3-window ends and 7-window rear, the rear much altered by additions demolished in 2001-2.  

Interior
In 1981 the front block had a contemporary staircase with continuous handrail and stick balusters, large tripartite sash stair window; some panelled doors, but was otherwise mostly modernised. Inaccessible at time of resurvey.  

Reason for designation
Included as a purpose-built mid C19 hospital building in Italianate style.  

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