Lodge at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum), Abergwili, Carmarthenshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.866 / 51°51'57"N

Longitude: -4.2665 / 4°15'59"W

OS Eastings: 244038

OS Northings: 221035

OS Grid: SN440210

Mapcode National: GBR DJ.SLC6

Mapcode Global: VH3LJ.0C9B

Plus Code: 9C3QVP8M+C9

Entry Name: Lodge at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum)

Listing Date: 22 October 2003

Last Amended: 22 October 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81932

ID on this website: 300081932

Location: On the N side of the former Bishop's Palace, with its back to High Street.

County: Carmarthenshire

Community: Abergwili

Built-Up Area: Abergwili

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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History

The Bishops Palace was founded by Bishop Barlow of St Davids, appointed in 1536. The palace was substantially rebuilt in Elizabethan style by Bishop Jenkinson (1825-40) but was mostly destroyed by a fire in 1902. It was rebuilt in 1903-7 and remained an episcopal residence until 1972, since when it has been converted to a museum. The lodge was built in the mid C19 and is first shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

A picturesque-style single-storey lodge of pebble-dashed walls, and slate roof with central pebble-dashed stack with 2 octagonal shafts. The roof is hipped to the polygonal front, and carried on wooden posts, while the rear is half-hipped and has trefoiled barge boards. Windows have latticework glazing bars and simple hood moulds. The front has a central 3-light window, with blind windows to the adjacent cants. Futher L is a 2-light window and then a door with diagonal boarding. On the R side is an added brick porch with boarded door. Towards the rear, where the wall is stepped out to the eaves line on both sides, is a 2-light window on the R side and single-light window to the L.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a small, largely unaltered picturesque style lodge and for its contribution to the architectural setting of the former Bishop's Palace.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Carmarthenshire County Museum (formerly Bishop's Palace)
At the E end of the village, in its own grounds on the NE side of the parish church, on the S side of the A40.
II Garden walls at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum)
On the SW side of the former Bishop's Palace, and on the E side of the churchyard.
II Church of St David
Beyond the S end of the village, in a large churchyard at the S end of Ismyrddin.
II Bryn Towy Mansion
In its own grounds approximately 300m SE of the parish church. Reached by private drive on the N side of the B4300 (Heol Capel Dewi).
II Church of St Ceinwr
On the N side of the small hamlet sited on the highest ground with a commanding view over the Towy valley.
II Pont Glangwili
Situated at Dolgwili, just NE of A485/Carmarthen by-pass roundabout.
II Pont Glangwili
On the E side of the A485 immediately N of Dolgwili roundabout. Partly within the Carmarthen Community
II Tomb of David Charles in Llangunnor churchyard
On the S side of the church.

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Lodge at former Bishops Palace (Carmarthenshire County Museum)

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire