The Golden Lion is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Smithy.

The Golden Lion

WRENN ID
winter-lead-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Smithy
Address
The Golden Lion, 102 Lammas Street, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 408 200
Coordinates
51.85634, -4.312
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Golden Lion is an inn located in a terraced row, built with painted stucco and featuring a slate gabled roof. The eaves and ridge of the roof are noticeably higher than those of the adjacent No 101 but align with No 103. The building has brick end stacks, with a small stack on the left and a truncated stack on the right. It stands three storeys tall with a cellar and has a three-window range, consisting of two bays on the left and one bay to the centre right.

The exterior includes channelled angle quoins, moulded eaves, two sill bands, and a raised plinth. There is also a moulded course on the first floor that steps as hoodmoulds over the windows. The windows are plate glass sash types, with the upper ones featuring eared surrounds with channelled sides, voussoirs, and keystones. The first floor windows have linked hoodmoulds and keystones, while the ground floor windows are adorned with rusticated surrounds, voussoirs, and vermiculated keystones.

The entrance features a six-panel door, with the top two panels fielded, set within a surround that includes pilasters, a frieze, and a large cornice. A late 19th-century wrought iron canopy is supported by scrolled iron brackets, and the fascia displays the name 'Golden Lion Hotel' in metal letters. Additionally, there are two cellar grilles set into the raised plinth. The ground floor has been altered.

Local climate

The Golden Lion sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 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 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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