Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
North Lodge of Singleton Park
Sketty, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sketty, Swansea, designated on 15 November 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 November 1993
- Community
- Sketty
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61685, -3.98129
- Cadw reference
- 11750
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At entrance to Singleton Park, approximately 150m E of St Paul’s church.
History
Mid C19 lodge to former Singleton Abbey estate.
Exterior
Brown snecked stone with freestone dressings, tiled roofs, brick chimney stacks. N front has ground floor splayed bay window with first floor corbelled out above, 2-light window. E front has gable with first floor window, and 2-light ground floor window; to L, flat-roofed open porch with Tudor archway to S and E (Tudor-arched entrance doorway), and gable set back with 2 small first floor windows. To S, projecting chimney breast with shield and dummy window; to R, single ground floor window, to L, 2-light first floor window. West gable has small first floor window and ground floor 2-light window. Small modern brick extension in angle between wings.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Singleton Abbey and other listed buildings of former Singleton estate.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to Church of St PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Veranda House in Singleton ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fountain in Botanical Gardens, Singleton ParkGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.