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
13401
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
07/02/1978  
Date of Amendment
30/03/1995  
Name of Property
Watchtower  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan  
Community
Barry  
Town
 
Locality
The Knap  
Easting
310362  
Northing
166315  
Street Side
 
Location
To SE of Whitehouse Cottage, built partly into slope.  

Description


Broad Class
Maritime  
Period
 

History
Circa 1860. Built as coastguard station.  

Exterior
Two storey tower of lias rubble, battered at the base, corbelled parapet; string course. Seaward elevation with corner chimney stack to first floor chamber lit by segmental-headed window; former boat entrance with segmental headed arch, lower part blocked to make window. West elevation with wide square-headed entry with boarded doors below, and camber-headed window above. Blank elevations towards E & N.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as surviving maritime structure from old port of Barry before developments of 1880's. Group value.  

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