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
23276
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
25/04/2000  
Date of Amendment
25/04/2000  
Name of Property
Arch over Culvert  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot  
Community
Margam  
Town
Port Talbot  
Locality
Margam Park  
Easting
280260  
Northing
186320  
Street Side
 
Location
The culvert receives water from the cascade to the NE, beyond which is the lake. The ground slopes down sharply to the S but becomes flatter where the water passes underground.  

Description


Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces  
Period
 

History
The lake to the N was developed out of a fishpond in 1841 by C R M Talbot. It is likely that the culvert and the wall containing the archway are contemporary.  

Exterior
Open stone-lined culvert with flat stone coping. Water enters the N end under a round arch of narrow voussoirs. This arch is part of the N boundary wall of the castle gardens, and the top of the wall rises over the arch in the same semi-circular profile. At the S end of the culvert, the water passes underground under a high flat-headed opening. Adjacent to it on the E side, a few stone steps lead down from the S, with a pump located within a small square enclosure to the E.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a garden feature in Margam Park retaining architectural character. Group value with other structures in Margam Park.  

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