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Latitude: 51.9941 / 51°59'38"N
Longitude: -3.7926 / 3°47'33"W
OS Eastings: 277021
OS Northings: 234371
OS Grid: SN770343
Mapcode National: GBR Y4.JHX7
Mapcode Global: VH5F3.64WM
Plus Code: 9C3RX6V4+MX
Entry Name: Britannia House
Listing Date: 26 February 1981
Last Amended: 18 June 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 10988
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300010988
Location: Situated on street-line W of junction with Gelli Deg.
County: Carmarthenshire
Community: Llandovery (Llanymddyfri)
Community: Llandovery
Built-Up Area: Llandovery
Traditional County: Carmarthenshire
Tagged with: House
House, known as Britannia House, probably earlier C19, first recorded 1836 as owned by H Lloyd Harries, and occupied by his sister Mrs Goodere, whose husband had fled to Calais as a debtor and died 1832. It was then known as Britannia Cottage, Mrs Goodere died c1850. In 1866 owned by M A Prichard and occupied by Thomas Thomas, and in 1890s ocupied by Mrs E Poole-Hughes, mother of a later warden of Llandovery College.
House probably early C19, much restored in late C20. Three-bay, 2-storey house with slate gabled roof with red brick chimneys to left and right and small skylight to right. Altered C20 eaves. Painted stucco facade with slight keystones to door and window openings, hornless 12-pane sashes throughout, all renewed. Slate steps up to central 6-panel renewed door with plain rectangular overlight. C20 inner entrance. Right hand return is blank but lined.
Shutters to both ground floor windows. RH ground floor has plaster cornice and large plaster rose. LH ground floor has black marble fireplace and flanking arched niches.
Included as an earlier C19 small town house retaining Georgian character.
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