Corran Books (Formerly The Ship & Castle PH) is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 September 1986. Public house.
Corran Books (Formerly The Ship & Castle PH)
- WRENN ID
- cold-rubblework-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 September 1986
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Corran Books (Formerly The Ship & Castle PH), Laugharne Township
- OS grid reference
- SN 301 109
- Coordinates
- 51.77101, -4.46255
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Corran Books, formerly known as The Ship & Castle public house, has origins dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. The building features a three-story, two-window rendered front with a plinth, and it has undergone early 20th century and later reglazing. It is topped with a slate roof and has brick end chimney stacks, along with a fluted cornice. The façade includes segmental headed sash windows, and modern shop fronts are located on either side of an open pedimented doorcase that is supported by brackets and features a dentiled cornice. The entrance is arched and includes a six-panel door with a four-pane fanlight above.
Local climate
Corran Books (Formerly The Ship & Castle PH) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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