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
11557
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
30/03/1987  
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987  
Name of Property
Pembroke Buildings  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Waterfront / Y Glannau  
Town
 
Locality
Swansea  
Easting
266050  
Northing
192794  
Street Side
 
Location
End of Georgian terrace with former Assembly Rooms adjoining to right.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Early C20 Edwardian classicism, influence of Aston Webb.  

Exterior
Tall, symmetrical 3 storey and basement, 5-bay façade. Red brick facings, Bath stone dressings, Portland stone ground floor. Bracket cornice and solid parapet, cornices to end stacks. Rusticated end pilasters with swagged tablets. Lugged 2nd floor windows, with husk drops, linked by aprons to open segmental pediments on brackets over keystone architraves of 1st floor windows; wider centre surround with volute supports. Sashes with small-pane glazing. Aprons to deep frieze over ground floor cornice breaking forward at centre doorpiece. Doric porch with triglyph frieze incorporating name tablet; arched entrance with volute keyblock, traceried and double 3-panel doors. Cavetto splays to arched and keyblocked side windows. Good original area railings with gate to rusticated basement. Hipped roof to partly white tiled and rendered rear range running back to classical frontage on Pier Street. 3 storey, 5-window brick elevation with freestone cornice, parapet and window surrounds with aprons. Arched central doorway with curved hood on brackets etc.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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