Former Llanarthney National School is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1999. School.

Former Llanarthney National School

WRENN ID
turning-ashlar-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1999
Type
School
Address
Former Llanarthney National School, Llanarthney Village, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 533 202
Coordinates
51.86135, -4.13091
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Former Llanarthney National School is a single-storey school building constructed from local sandstone, topped with a slate roof. The front and right gable are made of ashlar in graded courses, while the rest of the masonry is uncoursed and hammer-dressed. The roof features a slight projection at the eaves and verges.

The front elevation, facing the yard, has three windows, each consisting of three lights with flat arch heads and Tudor label-moulds. Each light has two panes and a four-centred head, with sandstone sills. To the left, there is a later porch with a low roof, partly made of randomly coursed ashlar, which projects boldly. This porch includes a boarded door set beneath a straight-sided pointed arch.

Each gable end features a tall window with two lights, also having a four-centred arch and a label mould. At the rear, there are rendered 20th-century extensions, and one small original iron gate remains.

Local climate

Former Llanarthney National School sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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