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
11589
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1987
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987
Name of Property
Llewellyn Hall including Nos. 2-4
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
265057
Northing
192975
Street Side
Location
Large corner block on corner of Page Street and running back to Northampton Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Dated 1912, opened 1913, later additions including Llewellyn Hall of 1920. Possibly designed by C T Ruthen. Restrained Baroque style.
Dylan Thomas played in amateur dramatics at Llewellyn Hall.
Exterior
4 storey block in red brick and Portland stone with banded quoins. 3 window cantilevered and splayed corner with clock to parapet, husk enrichments; balustraded parapets with frontispieces to left and right fronts, dated and inscribed tablets. 4-light cantilevered bay to Kingsway, vertically linked windows; enriched oculi to Page Street centre. Windows generally with shouldered architraves, keyblocks and aprons, band over 1st floor, arched ground panelled doors. Overall cornice with volute brackets to shop front pilasters on Kingsway, right-hand doorway with volute brackets to square frame of oculus over architrave surround. Arched ground floor openings to Page Street with chunky doorcase to Llewellyn Hall. Restrained classical interiors.
Interior
Reason for designation
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
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