The Candle Stores, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8006 / 51°48'2"N

Longitude: -4.967 / 4°58'1"W

OS Eastings: 195520

OS Northings: 215492

OS Grid: SM955154

Mapcode National: GBR CL.XLMM

Mapcode Global: VH1RL.V0HH

Plus Code: 9C3QR22M+65

Entry Name: The Candle Stores

Listing Date: 14 December 1971

Last Amended: 30 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12215

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300012215

Location: Situated on the quay just N of the Old Wool Market.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Haverfordwest

Community: Haverfordwest (Hwlffordd)

Community: Haverfordwest

Built-Up Area: Haverfordwest

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Quayside warehouse, probably early C19, possibly late C18. Restored in late C20 and used as restaurant, deteriorating 2005.

Exterior

Warehouse, rubble stone with slate close-eaved roof, half-hipped at ends. Three storeys, three bays with renewed casement pair windows, stone voussoirs to cambered heads and slate sills. E front to quay has three top windows evenly spaced, three longer first floor windows with the right one spaced further right than the window above and ground floor broad cambered-headed former entry, with bicolour voussoirs, now with C20 glazed doors and sidelights. S end has first floor door reached by long flight of stone steps across gable front of the Old Wool Market. Large loft window above with timber lintel.
Front to Quay Street, also three-storey and three-bay has renewed windows with cambered heads and stone voussoirs flanking centre longer former loading doors, and wide cambered ground floor centre opening with stone voussoirs, flanked by similar cambered headed opening to each side, these with cast concrete curved heads replacing flat heads since 1974. Modern glazing.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special historic interest as a substantial late Georgian riverside warehouse.

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The Candle Stores

A Grade II Listed Building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire