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5, High Street, Tenby, DYFED, SA70 7EU

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6728 / 51°40'22"N

Longitude: -4.701 / 4°42'3"W

OS Eastings: 213329

OS Northings: 200569

OS Grid: SN133005

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7PYZ

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.G6LZ

Plus Code: 9C3QM7FX+4H

Entry Name: 5, High Street, Tenby, DYFED, SA70 7EU

Listing Date: 26 April 1977

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6167

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300006167

Location: Facing the sea at the NW end of the High Street some 35m from the junction with Crackwell Street.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Stuccoed terraced house now commercial premises, probably early C19 altered in late C19. No 6 adjoining appears to be of the same build. In earlier C20 premises were the Hotel Continental and later the Cafe Continental. Possibly the house occupied in 1851 by Mary Faulkner, accoutrier and lodgings. In 1881 occupied by H P Massey, in 1891 known as Charlton House occupied by John Gifford, in 1910-11 shop occupied by George Lord, clothes (also at 9 High St and No 2 Lancaster Buildings, High Street).

Exterior

Terraced house, now shop and flats. Painted stucco street elevation of 4 storeys with plain parapet. Slate gabled roof and red brick chimney to right. Two bays, 2 4-pane horned sashes to upper floor, large 2-storey canted oriel windows to main floors with 2-4-2-pane sashes and moulded cornices. Ground floor altered late C19 shop front with 3 pilasters with console brackets, 2 framing former house door to left, the third to right of shop window. Brackets have lion's masks. Dentil thin cornice interrupted by bases of oriels. Door to left has been replaced with plate glass fixed window. Shop has plate glass window with thin timber corner posts, and recessed door with overlight.

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of the seafront stuccoed terrace prominent in views across the North Beach. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

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