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.
Date of Designation
25/07/1994
Date of Amendment
25/07/1994
Name of Property
Richmond Villas
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Location
Towards W end of Ffynone Road, almost opposite nursing home.
History
House, circa 1860.
Exterior
Stucco (modern) tiled roof, hipped to L; stucco chimney to L, yellow brick to R. Two storeys plus attic, round-headed window (hornless sash) to R gable. Three window front, band course at sill level of first floor windows; outer windows slightly advanced, 16-pane hornless sashes; central narrow window to each floor (small pane glazing). To R, two-storey porch, 4-pane hornless sash to first floor, panelled entrance door with glazed upper panels, architrave with bracketed cornice. Small lean-to extension to L of house.
Reason for designation
One of a planned group of unusual small stucco villas, amongst earliest developments in Ffynone.
Group value.
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