Llanelly House Developments

Llanelly House is one of the most notable historic properties in Llanelli and is an excellent example of an early 18th-century Georgian town house. The house, located directly opposite the parish church, is currently being restored for civic and public use.  Read more to find out more information.

The grade one listed building is the most important Georgian townhouse in Wales and one of Llanelli’s most important historic buildings.  It was originally built by the then Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, Thomas Stepney in 1714. It is written that John Wesley, the early leader of the Methodist movement, stayed at the house several times during his many visits to the town.

In 2003 the house starred in the first series of the BBC television show Restoration and reached the final as the winner of the Welsh heat but lost in the final to Manchester’s Victorian Baths.

In June 2006 Llanelly House featured in the TV show Most Haunted Live as part of a three night investigation which also included Parc Howard Museum and Kidwelly Castle.

It is also rumoured to be haunted by many ghostsmost notably Mira  Turner ,  click here to read about them.

In February 2011 planners announced that architects had been employed to undertake a £5m restoration project, a month after Carmarthenshire County Council had revealed funding was in place.

It is being developed as a community heritage centre offering an interpretation of the restored House and its history as well as providing a range of heritage and other facilities for visitors.  

It is planned to open in 2012, and will provide:

• Over 10 newjobs  directly providing services to and in the House
• 30 additional jobs from the community heritage and cultural sector activities on the first and second floors – with support from Carmarthenshire County Council, Trinity University College Carmarthen and others
• Major heritage interpretation and exhibition space on the ground floor
• A high quality cafe / restaurant facility for visitors and residents with linked training opportunities
• Showcase visitor experience and interpretive technology working with Imagemakers
• A minimum of 30,000 visitors a year initially to the House and thus to the town centre (and targeting 40,000 – 50,000) plus nearly 50,000 additional visitors to the café / restaurant, school and other more specialised users
• A significant economic contribution to the regeneration of Llanelli Town Centre and to the South West Wales tourism industry
• A wide range of added value training and development opportunities to volunteers and community organisations from Llanelli and further afield