A call for works at what is said to be one of the oldest independent museums in Wales has been submitted to Pembrokeshire’s national park.
In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Rob Davies seeks permission for the replacement of existing single-glazed timber sash to windows to south and east elevations with replica double glazed units at Grade-II-listed Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Tenby.
A supporting statement says: “The museum building is in the former National School, built into a medieval domestic building, possibly the hall, depicted as roofless and gable ended in early views. The school was founded in 1832 and enlarged in 1842. The girl’s schoolroom was above, the boys below. It remained in use until the Parochial School was opened in 1874, and the building became the museum in 1878.
“A mural mosaic depicting the history of Tenby was located on the east elevation in 1991. The 1977 listing refers to two round chimneys to the rear, however, only one was located in 2001. Two ranges exist, the original museum adapted from a medieval building used as the National School until 1874 and the former Museum Cottage to the west, now also part of the museum.”
On the proposals themselves, the statement says: “The proposal includes the replacement of the existing timber sash, single glazed windows to the west and south elevations. The current windows show signs of degradation and water leakage around the heads, jambs and sills. The new replacement windows comprise modern double-glazed windows (thereby adding the energy efficiency of the building) which have been surveyed and measured to replicate the existing.”
Heritage service Cadw, in its response, lists the museum as “among the early museums in Wales,” while a Wikipedia entry says it is “the oldest independent museum in Wales”.
The application will be considered by park planners at a later date.
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