Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Unitarian Church
Castle, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1987
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62213, -3.94178
- Cadw reference
- 11587
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from street with gabled porch reached across an open paved forecourt.
History
Originally the Baptist Chapel of 1698, rebuilt 1840 (partly shown on Tithe Map 2 October 1843).
Exterior
Snecked rubble facings, freestone dressings, slate roofs. Gable parapet with floriated cross and crenellated pinnacles, oculus to apex, large 4-centred traceried Perpendicular window with hoodmould. Triple openings to porch (shown as vestry in 1852 plan) with depressed arches, chamfered imposts, triple doorways with pointed heads. Tall cemented N front with gable flanked by lean-to aisles. Cement render E side set high above Strand with Perpendicular clerestory, slate roof with gable parapets topped by floriated crosses, carved kneelers.
Forecourt enclosed by good spear railings with quatrefoil motif to bands, scrolled lamp-bracket over double gates.
Nearby in the register
- Original Swansea CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Kings Arms PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Castle CinemaRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Centre for Greater Self Awareness (The Old Ragged School)Educationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.