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
81067
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
23/05/2003  
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003  
Name of Property
Valve tower at Upper Lliw reservoir with bridge and bridge abutment  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Mawr  
Town
Swansea  
Locality
Cwmlliw  
Easting
266047  
Northing
205935  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated at SW corner of reservoir, reached by gated road of some 2.5. km up from visitor centre at Lower Lliw reservoir.  

Description


Broad Class
Civil  
Period
 

History
Valve tower to reservoir constructed in 1886-94 for Swansea Corporation under Ralph Henry Wyrill, engineer.  

Exterior
Circular valve tower standing a little out from shore, sandstone ashlar with leaded domed roof, classical style. Tower has finely cut channelled rustication with big curved cornice moulding, deep plinth with ogee-moulded top carried around an arched doorway on W side. Three arched windows also in moulded surrounds with stone sills. Below plinth is a big semi-circular or bull-nose base moulding, over channelled stonework continuing underwater. Dome has raised ribs and pierced metal crown around top. Delicate footbridge with shallow arch made of 4 curved cast-iron pieces with open spandrels, each pair meeting in centre, and carrying iron railings with ball finials to posts and horizontal rails. W end of bridge rests on semi-circular abutment with big ring moulding matching that on tower and two quadrant curves of railings.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a particularly fine neo-classical tower, superbly built.  

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