Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
84379
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/04/2005
Date of Amendment
29/04/2005
Name of Property
Fountain in Craig-y-nos courtyard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Tawe-Uchaf
Town
Swansea
Locality
Craig-y-nos
Easting
284012
Northing
215446
Street Side
Location
Standing in the centre of the front courtyard between front entrance and front gates.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Plan of the forecourt is roughly as originally designed in the first period of development by T H Wyatt 1840. Fountain was added in later C19 by Adelina Patti in the centre of what was originally a turning circle.
Exterior
An elaborate bronzed cast-metal fountain in belle epoque style. The base comprises figures of 4 dolphins, their tails supporting a plinth shaped like a Corinthian capital on which stands a basin with overlapping petals; from the centre rises the figure of a stork with neck outstretched, beak pointing upwards and one wing raised. The fountain stands in a circular pool edged with stone.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a specially interesting adornment of the later C19 development; group value with other listed items in the complex.
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