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Brecknock House including rear elevations

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6717 / 51°40'18"N

Longitude: -4.6986 / 4°41'55"W

OS Eastings: 213492

OS Northings: 200443

OS Grid: SN134004

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7QMD

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.H7WS

Plus Code: 9C3QM8C2+MH

Entry Name: Brecknock House including rear elevations

Listing Date: 19 March 1951

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26309

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300026309

Location: Situated on the N side of Tudor Square between Brecknock House and Lloyds TSB Bank.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Single-bay earlier C19 house similar to Clifton House adjoining, possibly a refacing of an earlier building, C17 or early C18 from the gabled rear. Occupied by R H Farley, dentist in 1926, and by E Mansel Edmunds in 1977. Cancer Research charity shop in 2001.

Exterior

House and shop, painted stucco with slate roof, 4 storeys 1 bay, similar to Clifton House adjoining. Thin cornice and parapet, 12-pane sash to 2nd and 3rd floors, both set to right, centre first floor canted oriel window with 2-4-2-pane sashes and moulded cornice. Late C20 traditional-style shopfront with fluted strip each side, small-paned windows and recessed centre door.
Rear has a gable, indicative of earlier construction, slightly lower than the linked gable of Clifton House, 4 storeys above a railed terrace, 16-pane sash to both upper floors and a French window with overlight onto terrace. Left side wall has 2 red brick chimneys.

Interior

Narrow shop interior with C20 stairs down to basement. Access to upper floors from exterior metal stair.

Reasons for Listing

Included for earlier C19 stucco front to Tudor Square and also for older gabled rear prominent in views from harbour.

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