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Spilman Street, CARMARTHEN, SA31 1JY

This OS cut mark can be found on No13 Spillman Street which is now Llewellyn Humphreys Surveyors. It marks a point 23.582m above mean sea level.

A Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300009599-napier-house-carmarthen#.WUDn-esrKM8 early 19th century town house, which has variously been a home, a masonic lodge, the headquarters of a sports club and the offices of a firm of chartered surveyors. Its listing was granted in 1981, and records that this is an "unusually architectural late Georgian town house" with internal and external features.

The hotel was originally a doctor's townhouse dating from 1840. On the wall is blue plaque commemorating Elizabeth Phillips Hughes Image

A blue plaque on Hotel Spilman Image reads: CYMDEITHAS DDINESIG CAERFYRDDIN Cartref yr arloeswraig addysg uwch i fenywod a sylfaenydd Neuadd Hughes, Caergrawnt circa 1852 - 1866 ELIZABETH PHILLIPS HUGHES LL.D. 1851-1925 Pioneer of women's higher education and founder of Hughes Hall, Cambridge lived here circa 1852 - 1866 CARMARTHEN CIVIC SOCIETY Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Phillips_Hughes

The dog-friendly pub describes itself as a traditional British pub. https://www.stagandpheasant.co.uk/ Image Note: This photograph is for record purposes only. The photographer has no personal connection with the business depicted.

Sign for the Stag & Pheasant Image

King Street merges into Nott Square at this point with a selection of familiar high-street shops roundabout. General Nott, of whom there is a statue behind the photographer's position, was a military hero of the Afghan campaign of 1842 and buried at St Peter's church at the other end of King Street. Recently there has been debate as to whether his statue should be replaced that of Gwynfor Evans, the first Plaid Cymru MP and arguably closer to the heart of the town. He was also a pacifist.

Looking west from St Peter's church. King Street was the town's main commercial centre until new developments took place elsewhere. It still has many traditional-type shops, banks and the post office.

Nott Square is just up the hill from Guildhall Square. Behind the statue can be seen the gatehouse of Carmarthen Castle, one of the better preserved portions of the remains.