Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
11649
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1987
Date of Amendment
30/03/1987
Name of Property
Mond Buildings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
265361
Northing
193070
Street Side
Location
Large commercial block on corner with Park Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Dated 1911. By C T Ruthen, architect of Swansea. Edwardian Baroque. Portland stone, painted ground floor.
Exterior
Tall 3 storey and attic block with symmetrical 5 bay front to Union Street, splayed angle with open, domed cupola and 2 further bays in Park Street.
Pediment over centre bay of long frontage, pedestals over solid parapet, dated cartouche to tympanum, arched and pedimented lunette to left attic. Dentilled main cornice, with egg-and-dart moulding, breaks forward at giant Ionic three-quarter columns/partly fluted. Balustered parapets over ground floor, banded pilasters to shop fronts. Arched and keyblock windows with aprons and small-pane glazing to top floor centre, 4-light mullioned bows below. Lugged architraves with keyblocks, transoms and aprons (open pediments on consoles to 1st floor only) to side windows. Open pediment to left doorcase with block columns, carved tympanum on brackets, arched entrance with double doors. Similar detailing to Park Street elevation.
Corner cupola to angled bay, scrolled finial to dome, pilastered supports with columns in antis to openings, paired dragons to parapets.
Interior
Good staircase inside left end, marble treads and ironwork handrail.
Reason for designation
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