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16, High Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, SA65 9AR

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9933 / 51°59'35"N

Longitude: -4.9772 / 4°58'37"W

OS Eastings: 195695

OS Northings: 236947

OS Grid: SM956369

Mapcode National: GBR CK.JQ3B

Mapcode Global: VH1QM.P538

Plus Code: 9C3QX2VF+84

Entry Name: 16, High Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, SA65 9AR

Listing Date: 24 November 1978

Last Amended: 7 January 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26048

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300026048

Location: Situated on the street line between Nos 14 and 18, a pair with No 14.

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

Late C18 to mid C19 terraced house. Building shown on this site on tithe map of 1844 and on 1808 Kensington Estate map. The premises was in commercial use in 1897 according to a photograph showing attached sign-boards, but may have reverted to domestic use by the 1930s. Built as a pair with No 14, and with similar later C19 shop window.

Exterior

Terraced house, unpainted stucco cladding lined as ashlar, with cement grouted roof with one roof light, and shared, rendered stack at right, left stack rebuilt with No 18. Two-storey double-fronted elevation, upper floor with 2-4-pane sash windows with heads under eaves. Ground floor with 4-pane sash window to left and C19 shop window of 3 transomed lights with ogee-shaped heads to upper lights, the centre one opening. Central doorway with C20 door.

Reasons for Listing

Included as one of the earlier houses of the High Street, as indicated by the relatively lower proportions, for group value with the matching No 14 with similar C19 shop-window, and for grouted roof, one of the last in the town.

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