Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
23550
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/07/2000
Date of Amendment
19/07/2000
Name of Property
Outlying tower designed to complement Penrice Towers
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Ilston
Town
Swansea
Locality
Penrice
Easting
250193
Northing
188358
Street Side
Location
To the south east of the main gates to Penrice park, built into the park boundary wall.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A detached item of military folly architecture dating probably from c1790, designed as a balance to the gatelodge known as Penrice Towers to give visitors to Penrice the illusion of passing through a romantic ruined castle on their entrance to the park.
Exterior
The outlying tower to the south of the gates is in similar masonry to that of Penrice Towers, with window-like openings in the masonry to front and to rear and a door-like opening to the rear.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed at II* for group value as an integral, albeit detached, part of the design of a grade II* listed monument, Penrice Towers.
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