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
11751
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/11/1993  
Date of Amendment
15/11/1993  
Name of Property
Veranda House in Singleton Park  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Sketty  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
262963  
Northing
192583  
Street Side
 
Location
On rising ground approximately 150m S of north lodge of Singleton Park; part of Swansea City Botanical Gardens.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Dated 1852. Former gardener’s house and service buildings to Singleton Estate. On site of earlier house purchased by Vivians circa 1850. Perhaps by Henry Woodyer, architect, who did other work on estate at this period.  

Exterior
Brown stone (service range rendered) slate roofs. Two storey house with lower NE and NW service wings forming yard. Entrance faces SE. Slate roof does not follow line of end gables; rectangular stone chimney to R, and also set back to L. Central gabled porch which has upper 3-light square-headed window in gothic-arched recess; Gothic entrance doorway. Each floor has three-light window to each side of porch. SW (L) return has 2 gables and large rectangular chimney towards rear; Gothic arches to each gable, that to L has 1853, and sundial, to R 2-light window. Ground floor has single-storey lean-to in stone with banded slate roof, doorway and windows. To rear, gabled dormer, and long one-an-a-half storey rendered service wing with 3 gabled dormers, and round tower in exposed stone.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included in group value with other listed buildings on former Singleton estate.  

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