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
11753
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/11/1993  
Date of Amendment
15/11/1993  
Name of Property
Swiss Cottage in Singleton Park  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Sketty  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
263055  
Northing
192501  
Street Side
 
Location
To SE of Swansea City Botanical Gardens, on N side of path, facing roughly S, in small garden with wooden fencing.  

Description


Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces  
Period
 

History
Swiss-style chalet; dated 1826 on S gable. To a design of P F Robinson (1776-1858), which appears in his ‘Designs for Ornamental Villas’ 1827.  

Exterior
Wooden-framed and horizontally-boarded, slate roof, red brick chimneys. Shallow-pitched slate roof with 2 red brick chimneys to W. South gabled front has very deeply overhanging eaves supported on wooden brackets; scalloped bargeboards; inscriptions at gable apex "1826", "LIBERTE ET PATRIE". Band of scalloped decoration below which is three-light window. Panel with scalloped banding and painted inscription "LEBE SO DAS DU WIEDER LEBEN MAGST". 5-light window, scalloped band below. Scalloped posts to corners. At sides, eaves sweep over first floor pierced balconies supported on brackets and posts. To W, enclosed open-traced stairs, small balcony to rear; ground floor two 2-light windows with projecting scalloped surrounds; smaller windows to rear of steps. To E, balcony fretted to front, boarded to rear, with stairs projecting to rear; ground floor has 2-light window to R, inscription over in German. Steps up to arched doorway; 3-light casement window and smaller square window towards rear.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
 

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