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Myrtle House

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6705 / 51°40'13"N

Longitude: -4.6989 / 4°41'56"W

OS Eastings: 213468

OS Northings: 200313

OS Grid: SN134003

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7Y92

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.H8QP

Plus Code: 9C3QM8C2+6C

Entry Name: Myrtle House

Listing Date: 28 March 2002

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26421

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300026421

Location: On the W side of St Mary's Street some 50m N of the junction with the Paragon.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

House now hotel, c1870-80, built to similar style as the smaller Battersea House adjoining, and with similarities to houses of the period in Victoria Street. Probably built by Wm Davies of Tenby, builder (cf detail in Victoria Street). Occupied by Miss Lea 1926.

Exterior

House, painted stucco and slate roof with end brick stack. Three-storeys, double-fronted, similar to Myrtle House adjoining. Four-pane sashes to top floor under eaves, first floor pair of large canted oriel window with 2-4-2-pane glazing, cornices, hipped slate roofs and chamfered bases. Ground floor centre 6-panel door with overlight in stucco pilastered doorcase with entablature and cornice. Four-pane large sash each side. Iron flower guards made by Priory Foundry, Caramrthen. Raised plinth.

Interior

Inner lobby with acanthus rose, inner door with overlight. Hall arch on ornate plaster corbels. Stair has large bulbous turned newel, ramped rail, stick balusters, and moulded tread ends.

Reasons for Listing

Included with Battersea House as good later C19 pair of houses with surviving detail

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    On the W side of St Mary's Street some 55m N of the junction with the Paragon.
  • II Woodbine Cottage
    On the E side of St Mary's Street some 40m N of the junction with the Paragon.
  • II Vine Cottage
    On the E side of St Mary's Street some 30m N of the junction with the Paragon.
  • II Former Presbyterian Church
    On the NE side of Lower Frog Street approximately 40m from the junction with the Paragon.
  • II St Mary's House
    On the E side of St Mary's Street approximately half way between St George's Street and the Paragon.
  • II No 2 St David's Cottages
    On the NE side of Lower Frog Street approximately 55m from the junction with the Paragon.
  • II No 1 St David's Cottages
    On the NE side of Lower Frog Street approximately 60m from the junction with the Paragon.
  • II Ripley
    On the E side of St Mary's Street some 60m S of the junction with St George's Street.

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