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5, Main Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, DYFED, SA65 9HG

A Grade II Listed Building in Fishguard and Goodwick (Abergwaun ac Wdig), Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9942 / 51°59'39"N

Longitude: -4.975 / 4°58'30"W

OS Eastings: 195847

OS Northings: 237044

OS Grid: SM958370

Mapcode National: GBR CK.JJNJ

Mapcode Global: VH1QM.Q47K

Plus Code: 9C3QX2VF+MX

Entry Name: 5, Main Street, Fishguard, Fishguard, DYFED, SA65 9HG

Listing Date: 30 May 1951

Last Amended: 7 January 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12304

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300012304

Location: Situated on the street line, between Nos 3 and 7.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Fishguard

Community: Fishguard and Goodwick (Abergwaun ac Wdig)

Community: Fishguard and Goodwick

Locality: Fishguard

Built-Up Area: Fishguard

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Late C18 to early C19 attached house of 3 storeys, but to a smaller scale than No 3 to left. Building shown on this site on 1844 tithe map. Photograph dated c1906 shows front stucco lined as ashlar and iron flower balconies to first floor windows. In use as Pepino's restaurant 2000.

Exterior

Attached house, colourwashed roughcast cladding, with slate roof and brick stack with nogged brick capping to right. Three-storey, 2-window range, offset to left. Attic has small 6-pane sash windows set under eaves and immediately over 2 tall first floor 12-pane sash windows. Doorway to left of ground floor and paired 12-pane sash windows to right. Basement shallow vent and 3-pane top-hinged light. Fine classical doorcase with 3/4 Ionic columns, pulvinated frieze and pediment with dentils. Panelled reveals, 4-panelled door and overlight with metal tracery.
Roof was of cemented slates in 1978.

Interior

Entrance hall to side of front room, with Greek-key ceiling border and acanthus-leaf ceiling rose. Panelled elliptical arch to stair-hall, stairs at right angles, single flight to landing with stick balusters, tapered square newel, closed string. Front room has similar ceiling border to hall, rear room has foliage and fruit pattern to border, and C19 iron grate. Basement has blocked door on street front. Six-panel doors to first floor.

Reasons for Listing

Included as one of the best late Georgian town houses in Fishguard, with good classical doorcase and surviving interior features.

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