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Latitude: 51.8565 / 51°51'23"N
Longitude: -4.306 / 4°18'21"W
OS Eastings: 241287
OS Northings: 220055
OS Grid: SN412200
Mapcode National: GBR DG.T8KQ
Mapcode Global: VH3LH.9LYP
Plus Code: 9C3QVM4V+HH
Entry Name: 61, King Street, SA31 1BA
Listing Date: 28 November 2003
Last Amended: 28 November 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 82131
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300082131
Location: Situated opposite end of Queen Street.
County: Carmarthenshire
Community: Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin)
Community: Carmarthen
Built-Up Area: Carmarthen
Traditional County: Carmarthenshire
Tagged with: Building
House now shop with accommodation above, late C18 or early C19, the birthplace of the painter Thomas Brigstocke (1809-81) son of David Brigstocke painter and decorator (d 1854) whose family business was here. Thomas Brigstocke exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1842 and was a notable Victorian portrait painter. David Brigstocke painted and decorated the Guildhall in 1805. His other sons included John, publisher of The Welshman newspaper from 1832, Charles, wine merchant at 54 King Street and James, pharmacist at 25 King Street from 1869. No 61 was Home & Colonial Stores in 1926, newsagents 2002.
Painted stucco with dentilled eaves band to low-pitched roof. Three-storey, 2-window range of sashes, (boarded over on at time of inspection). Ground floor earlier C20 shopfront with recessed centre door, plate glass windows with base of glazed tile. Mirrored inserts in left corner and leaded lights over. Leaded lights have moulded glass margin lights with some red glass. Leaded overlight over big half-glazed door. Tiled floor in entry and within shop of buff and black tiles.
Rendered rear wall.
Ground floor altered, upper floors not accessible.
Included as a late Georgian frontage with earlier C20 shopfront.
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