History

Stretch of walling, perhaps part of the 1233 town wall. The town walls ran their SW course between the present Blue and Quay Streets and then swept E along Little Bridge Street before joining the castle walls and later were extended E along Dan-y-banc. See separate entry for town walls under Dan-y-banc.

Exterior

Section of medieval town wall of Carmarthen, rising to a height of circa 5m with later repairs. Now the rear garden wall to No 6 Quay Street and to No 3 St Mary's Street. At left end, an external flight of thirteen stone steps with stone retaining wall rises up to garden door to No 6 Quay Street, with C19 or later frame of red brick. Central section of wall has been repaired after collapse and is said to front a tunnel under garden of no 3 St Mary's Street. Straight joint before taller E section which adjoins the yard wall of the former Red Cow PH, 28 Bridge Street. This section and centre section have small square openings low down.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as one of the few remaining standing portions of the medieval town wall.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29488265

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings