Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11557
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1987
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987
Name of Property
Pembroke Buildings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Waterfront / Y Glannau
Town
Locality
Swansea
Easting
266050
Northing
192794
Street Side
Location
End of Georgian terrace with former Assembly Rooms adjoining to right.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early C20 Edwardian classicism, influence of Aston Webb.
Exterior
Tall, symmetrical 3 storey and basement, 5-bay façade. Red brick facings, Bath stone dressings, Portland stone ground floor.
Bracket cornice and solid parapet, cornices to end stacks. Rusticated end pilasters with swagged tablets. Lugged 2nd floor windows, with husk drops, linked by aprons to open segmental pediments on brackets over keystone architraves of 1st floor windows; wider centre surround with volute supports. Sashes with small-pane glazing.
Aprons to deep frieze over ground floor cornice breaking forward at centre doorpiece. Doric porch with triglyph frieze incorporating name tablet; arched entrance with volute keyblock, traceried and double 3-panel doors. Cavetto splays to arched and keyblocked side windows.
Good original area railings with gate to rusticated basement.
Hipped roof to partly white tiled and rendered rear range running back to classical frontage on Pier Street. 3 storey, 5-window brick elevation with freestone cornice, parapet and window surrounds with aprons. Arched central doorway with curved hood on brackets etc.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value.
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