Mount Pleasant, Fishguard and Goodwick (Abergwaun ac Wdig), Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9924 / 51°59'32"N

Longitude: -4.9788 / 4°58'43"W

OS Eastings: 195581

OS Northings: 236849

OS Grid: SM955368

Mapcode National: GBR CK.JPQ9

Mapcode Global: VH1QM.N58Z

Plus Code: 9C3QX2RC+XF

Entry Name: Mount Pleasant

Listing Date: 24 November 1978

Last Amended: 7 January 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12278

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300012278

Location: Situated slightly set back from the street line in railed forecourt, detached from Nos 41a and 43.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Fishguard

Community: Fishguard and Goodwick (Abergwaun ac Wdig)

Community: Fishguard and Goodwick

Locality: Fishguard

Built-Up Area: Fishguard

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Early C19 villa with formal facade and pedimental lunette, one of a group of buildings in the region with this feature that may relate to a particular local designer. The attractive iron railings and gates match those to Nos 11-13 Hamilton Street.

Exterior

Detached house, colourwashed stucco facade with slate hipped roof but no side wall stacks. Two storeys and attic, 3-window range of 12-pane sashes and centre pedimental gable with bracketed verges and tripartite lunette window. Slate sills. Tooled stone plinth. Centre square-headed doorway in open pedimented timber doorcase with panelled reeded pilasters, open pediment with ball ornament to soffits, and panelled reveals. Six-panel door with traceried overlight.
Windowless side walls, rubble stone to left, roughcast to right. Left wall has blocked small upper window and C20 attached garage.
Forecourt with slate path enclosed by painted stucco walls, the front ones low with iron railings with square uprights set diamond-wise and scrolled and twisted finials. Similar wrought iron double gates with arched top rail.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a late Georgian house with pedimental gable and classical doorcase, among the best houses in Fishguard.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II 43, High Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, DYFED, SA65 9AW
Situated set back from street line at beginning of terraced row, above Mount Pleasant, No 41.
II 52, High Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, SA65 9AR
Situated on the street line, at the end of a terraced row of houses, next to No 50.
II Llys-Teg
Situated in terraced row set back from the street line between Nos 43 and 47.
II 47, High Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, SA65 9AW
Situated in terraced row set back from the street line, between Nos 45 and 49.
II Old Pump House
Situated in terraced row set back from the street line between Nos 47 and 51.
II Bank House
Situated on the street line between the cottage occupied by St John's Fishguard Nursing Division and No 25.
II Nevern House
Terraced house set back from the street line between Nos 57 and 61.
II 61, High Street, including forecourt railing, Fishguard, Fishguard, DYFED, SA65 9AW
Situated in terraced row set back from the street line between Nos 59 and 63.

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Mount Pleasant

A Grade II Listed Building in Fishguard and Goodwick (Abergwaun ac Wdig), Pembrokeshire