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
13402
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
07/02/1978
Date of Amendment
30/03/1995
Name of Property
Old Rocket Station
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Barry
Town
Locality
The Knap
Easting
310354
Northing
166322
Street Side
Location
Adjacent to watchtower for which it served as store for rocket apparatus.
Description
Broad Class
Maritime
Period
History
Probably 1860s (contemporary with watchtower).
Exterior
One storey; walls in snecked stone. Slate gabled roof with coping and with chimney stack in N pitch. West elevation has broad camber-headed doorway with double boarded doors. South elevation with window; unfenestrated long elevation towards north.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as surviving maritime structure from old port of Barry before developments of 1880's.
Group value with watchtower.
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