Pen-y-Ffos, St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan), Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8824 / 51°52'56"N

Longitude: -5.2691 / 5°16'8"W

OS Eastings: 175104

OS Northings: 225479

OS Grid: SM751254

Mapcode National: GBR C5.RPNW

Mapcode Global: VH0TD.MY9B

Plus Code: 9C3PVPJJ+X9

Entry Name: Pen-y-Ffos

Listing Date: 1 March 1963

Last Amended: 28 July 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12559

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: Pen-Y-Ffos,The Cathedral Close

ID on this website: 300012559

Location: Situated on footpath immediately across footbridge NW of cathedral.

County: Pembrokeshire

Community: St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan)

Community: St. David's

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Early C18, altered C19; house of the Prebendary of Saint Nicholas, on a site described by Edward Yardley ca1720-30 as having 'within these ten years, had a handsome new house of brick built upon, and has a neat garden on ye backside'.

Exterior

Roughcast clad two-storey, three-window house with nogged brick eaves, slate roof (grouted slate in 1981) and roughcast end stacks. 12-pane sashes in outer bays, narrower 8-pane sash to centre over half-glazed door with painted timber flat hood on brackets. Outshut roughcast rear with off-centre stair gable with 12-pane sash and apex small light. Attached to S is single storey range with grouted slate roof and centre stone stack, heightened in brick. Garage door, mounting block and door to front, two doors and window to rear.

Interior

Had (1981 list): panelled doors, corbelled roof in passage leading to service range (compare 37 Goat St), slate floored hall with staircase and flat balusters cut symmetrically. Fielded panelling to chimneybreast of upstairs south room.

Reasons for Listing

Probably built after Joseph Lord's 1720 map in Menevia Sacra which shows house of different plan.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Footbridge by Pen-y-Ffos
Situated immediately N of W end of the cathedral, linking Saint David's Cathedral and Cathedral hall with Bishop's Palace and houses of The Close.
II Retaining Wall on SE.Side of River Alun, from Ford to Bridge by Cloister Hall
Situated along riverside to NW of cathedral buildings from ford opposite Bishop's Palace to bridge beyond remains of St Mary's College.
II Garden Wall between Pen-y-Ffos and the Treasurer's House
Situated bordering on footpath running NW from Pen-y-ffos and on road running NE to the Treasurer's House, enclosing SW and NW sides of garden S of Treasury Cottage.
I St David's Cathedral Hall (formerly Chapel of St Mary's College) & attached Cloister Ruins
Situated on N side of former cathedral cloister, N of cathedral nave.
II Treasury Gateway (formerly listed separately)
Situated bordering on footpath running NW from Pen-y-ffos and on road running NE to the Treasurer's House, enclosing SW and NW sides of garden S of Treasury Cottage.
II Front & Side Garden Wall & Gatepiers to The Arch Deaconry
Situated at angle of road leading NE from Cathedral Close to Pont y Penyd and disused lane running N, Feidr Chwech Erw.
II Treasurer's House
Backing on to lane running NE through Cathedral Close from Bishop's Palace towards Pont y Penyd.
II Retaining Wall on NE.Side of River Alun between Bridge by Pen-y-Ffos and Bridge behind Cloister Hall
Situated along further bank of river from cathedral, backing onto gardens of Pen-y-ffos, Treasury Cottage and The Treasurer's House.

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Pen-y-Ffos

A Grade II Listed Building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan), Pembrokeshire