Britannia House is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 February 1981. Gatelodge.
Britannia House
- WRENN ID
- narrow-gable-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1981
- Type
- Gatelodge
- Address
- Britannia House, 54 High Street, Llandovery, SA20 0DD
- OS grid reference
- SN 770 343
- Coordinates
- 51.99414, -3.79258
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Britannia House is a two-storey house, likely built in the early 19th century, which underwent significant restoration in the late 20th century. It features a three-bay design with a slate gabled roof, complemented by red brick chimneys on both the left and right sides, and a small skylight on the right. The eaves have been altered in the 20th century. The facade is finished in painted stucco and includes slight keystones above the door and window openings. The house has hornless 12-pane sash windows throughout, all of which have been renewed.
Access is provided by slate steps leading up to a central six-panel door, which has also been renewed and features a plain rectangular overlight above it. The inner entrance was modified in the 20th century. The right-hand return of the building is blank but lined.
Both ground floor windows are fitted with shutters. The right-hand ground floor room includes a plaster cornice and a large plaster rose, while the left-hand ground floor room boasts a black marble fireplace and flanking arched niches.
Local climate
Britannia House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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