Great House, Laugharne

The Great House in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales,[1] is a Grade II*–listed early eighteenth century gentry residence in the Queen Anne style[2] and is one of many buildings of note in the medieval township. The property was originally built with a central 'dog-leg' passage to the Double Pile plan with gable chimneys under two saddle roofs.[3] Its interesting features include two carved round arches to the landing at first floor level, a small inset square-headed window to the central gable and an exceptional Baroque doorcase.[4] The history of the house and that of its surroundings up to 1878 was chronicled by Mary Curtis.[5]

The Great House, Laugharne

References
  1. Thirsk, Joan (1985). The Agrarian History of England & Wales. Vol 5:1640-1750. Cambridge University Press. p. 741. ISBN 0-521-26257-7. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "The Great House, King Street, Laugharne Township". British Historic Buildings. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2006). Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-300-10179-1. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  4. Smith, Peter (25 January 2008). "The Great House, Laugharne". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. Curtis, Mary (1880). The Antiquities of Laugharne, Pendine & Their Neighbourhoods (2nd ed.). London: R.Clay. p. 167. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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