History

Terraced house, now part of the Fourcroft Hotel, built 1839. The terrace of 11 houses on The Croft was begun in the 1830s, on land leased by Jacob Richards of Croft House, The Norton, from the Corporation. Four houses were advertised for completion in 1833, by W Jones of Tenby. Nos 5 and 6 were built in 1839, in 1863 a sea-wall was about to be built in front of sites of 3 planned new houses, presumably Nos 7-9, 2 were nearly complete in 1864 and the site of the third was advertised for sale by William Rees, joiner. No 10 was advertised as new built in 1869. Nos 6-9 are a matching terrace of four. No 6 was occupied by Mrs John in 1926 and was the St Davids Private Hotel in 1977.

Exterior

Terraced house now part of Fourcroft Hotel, first house of a matching row of 4, Nos 6-9. Each house has painted stucco street elevation of basement, 3 storeys and C20 attic. Ground floors channelled. Steps up to doors in round-headed recesses with fluted pilasters and moulded capitals continued into the reveals as impost bands. Continuous iron-railed balconies with anthemion pattern on 1st floor, on cast iron brackets. Door and window on ground floor not aligned. Iron area railings with steps down to basement with window and door beneath bridge to front door. Area railings have uprights with stud-headed finials. Railings of attractive wrought-iron scroll pattern flank steps to doorways. Large sash windows, originally 16-pane to 2nd floor and full-length 24-pane to balcony, 16-pane to ground floor, many altered but being renewed to original pattern.
No 6 has small-paned sashes renewed to original pattern since 1977. Four terrazzo-clad steps up to doorway with radiating-bar fanlight with the remains of finer work.
Right hand gated opening to concrete steps down to aligned 16-pane sash window and C20 door beneath arched bridge.

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of a fine terrace with continuous iron balcony, prominent on sea-front.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29485415

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