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Castellated structure to NW of The Sluice

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6726 / 51°40'21"N

Longitude: -4.6994 / 4°41'57"W

OS Eastings: 213440

OS Northings: 200543

OS Grid: SN134005

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7QDH

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.H7G3

Plus Code: 9C3QM8F2+26

Entry Name: Castellated structure to NW of The Sluice

Listing Date: 19 March 1951

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6159

Building Class: Maritime

ID on this website: 300006159

Location: Situated on the NW side of The Sluice just W of the slipway.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Tall stone structure dated 1848 comprising 2 high stone-vaulted chambers within, possibly built as a smoke-house as there are small upper outlets that may be vents, but there is no sign of smoke-blackening. The structure seems to have been associated with Bellevue House, Crackwell Street above, with which the ownership remained until c2000. Shown little different from present in photograph of c1900, but one very early photograph seems to show the 2 vaults open ended, not infilled.

Exterior

Tall square structure of rubble stone, square plan, with castellated parapet and tooled stone quoins. E elevation facing The Sluice has high wide arched recess to left, and arched doorway to right with double doors. Tiny lunette light to left of recess, lighting a mural stair. Both the giant recess and the doorway have tooled stone voussoirs with keystones and are slightly set back in square-headed frames. Within recess is cobbled floor, cemented seat and arched door to left to stair witihin the wall. Stone voussoirs to arch.
N elevation to Duke of York's Wharf has 2 tall blocked round-headed arches (the ends of the vaults within) with keystones, stone pier between and impost band. Three small square blank openings in spandrels and date stone of 1848 between arches. Infill of each arch has 2 windows with timber lintels.

Interior

Two large stone-vaulted chambers.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a picturesque element on the Tenby foreshore, and as an unusual structure.

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