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Latitude: 51.9942 / 51°59'39"N
Longitude: -3.7966 / 3°47'47"W
OS Eastings: 276742
OS Northings: 234387
OS Grid: SN767343
Mapcode National: GBR Y4.JGX7
Mapcode Global: VH5F3.44QK
Plus Code: 9C3RX6V3+M9
Entry Name: Gollen House
Listing Date: 18 June 2004
Last Amended: 18 June 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 82882
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300082882
Location: Situated to left of National Westminster Bank.
County: Carmarthenshire
Community: Llandovery (Llanymddyfri)
Community: Llandovery
Built-Up Area: Llandovery
Traditional County: Carmarthenshire
Tagged with: House
Earlier C19 terraced house, recorded as owned with houses on site of the bank adjoining by Morgan Morgan in 1836, occupied by David Powell grocer and draper, then in 1841 by William Evans, hatter. By 1866 known as Gollen House and a lodging house. Used by the bank in 1875 as temporary premises while the new bank at No 5 was built. Said to have been used with No 9 as a nursing home run by Dr R Jefferys Owen, died 1901. A photograph of 1947 shows 12-pane sashes to all the windows.
House at end of informal terrace, 3 storeys and 3 bays. Slate gabled eaves roof with no chimney to right, shared chimney with No 9 to left. Painted lined stucco facade with long and short quoins to left and right and plinth. Four-pane sashes above, ground floor right 2-pane sash aligned with those above, C20 glazed door and overlight to right of centre and large 2-pane sash to left, set further in than windows above. Left hand end above roof of No 9 is slate-hung, right hand return is rubble stone and windowless.
Two-storey lean-to visible behind and rear roughcast large rear wing of 3 storeys with roughcast end stack. Then lower 2-storey wing with red brick first floor N and roughcast end wall.
Arched doorway and door surrounds similar to those in No 9 Market Square and No 5 High Street: with horizontal fluting and rosettes.
Included as town house in late Georgian style on principal square of the town.
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