Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15859
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/04/1973
Date of Amendment
29/10/1999
Name of Property
The Nook and The Cottage
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Penrice
Town
Locality
Oxwich
Easting
249854
Northing
186562
Street Side
Location
Centrally in Oxwich village, on the north side of the village street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Pair of C18 cottages, named The Nook and The Cottage, probably of one build.
John Wesley stayed at The Nook on five occasions during his preaching tours of south Wales between 1764 and 1771.
Exterior
Two-storey pair of cottages in rubble masonry with thatched roof including eyebrows. Whitewashed rendering. Low end-chimneys and low mid-chimney, also whitewashed, each with one pot. Small four-pane wooden casements above, larger below. Open gabled porches supported by struts.
The left cottage (The Cottage) is single-fronted, with one window centrally above and a door and window below. Modern extension at left. The right cottage (The Nook) is double fronted and symmetrical. Slate plaque commemorating Wesley's visits to right of porch. Modern extension at rear. The left cottage has a brick forecourt, the right cottage has a forecourt enclosed by a whitewashed rubble stonework wall with a steel gate.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a pair of small vernacular cottages which have retained their character and make a contribution to the conservation area.
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