Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
(also known as Prospect Place)
Waterfront / Y Glannau, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 April 1952
- Community
- Waterfront / Y Glannau
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61904, -3.93710
- Cadw reference
- 11639
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
Section of late Georgian domestic terrace slightly splayed from centre and with exposed gable to Quay Parade (A483).
Exterior
3 storey and basement rendered and painted brick fronts (exposed at No 7), 3 plain pilasters. Continuous slate roof, chimneys to centre only, pitched dormer and boxed eaves to No 7.
3 windows to Nos 2 to 5, 2 windows to Nos 6 and 7; arched recesses to 1st floor centre (wide segmental arch to No 6), continues down as 2 storey recess with brick voussoirs to No 7. Small-paned sash windows (some blind recesses), mostly renewed; modern 1st floor window to No 6 with bracket over. 6-panel Georgian doors up steps; No 6 with overall fascia to pilastered shop front, gabled reveals to 9 panel door on left, shop door to right. 3 storey, 2 window rendered elevation to Ferryside. Gabled extensions to rear of Nos 2 and 3; extension to rear of No 4 runs back to Bath Lane.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.