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
11635
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/04/1952
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Old Cross Keys PH
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Swansea
Easting
265656
Northing
192955
Street Side
Location
Formerly in the middle of a long street, now an isolated building in open ground opposite St Mary’s Church.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Originally a first floor hall-house of L-shaped plan dating from C14, largely altered in C17. Heavily restored in 1950 and 1959. Possibly formed part of the Hospital of the Blessed St David built by Henry Gower, Bishop of St Davids (foundation deed 1332). Later in the possession of the Herbert family.
Built with main block aligned parallel to St Mary’s Street and with a rear wing to N; the W end of the main block has been curtailed.
Exterior
2 storey frontage with twin 3-storey gables, rubble cills with recessed pointing, modern tiled roofs; tall parapet with low stack to (rebuilt) right gable end, second staff to left. 2 and 3-light moulded, timber mullioned windows with overall dentilled lintels, leaded glazing, moulded cills. Lean-to hood to doorway between gables. Flat roofed extensions in similar style, 2 doorways in angle, facing Princess Way.
2-storey and attic rear gabled wing retains medieval freestone lancets, single with chamfered surround to attic, cusped pair to 1st floor and cusped single light to ground floor. Further flat-roofed extension beyond.
Interior
Interior retains chamfered timber beams with chamfered uprights to bar interiors. Some parts of the early roof structure remain, including two early hall trusses of false arch-base type (or crucks?), the principal rafters shouldered at the centre to take the soffit in a continuous curve, scalloped decoration towards wall heads. Two similar, but simpler, trusses remain in rear wing. Remains of stone chimney-piece etc.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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