Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Veranda House in Singleton Park
Sketty, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 November 1993
- Community
- Sketty
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61535, -3.98066
- Cadw reference
- 11751
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
On rising ground approximately 150m S of north lodge of Singleton Park; part of Swansea City Botanical Gardens.
History
Dated 1852. Former gardener’s house and service buildings to Singleton Estate. On site of earlier house purchased by Vivians circa 1850. Perhaps by Henry Woodyer, architect, who did other work on estate at this period.
Exterior
Brown stone (service range rendered) slate roofs. Two storey house with lower NE and NW service wings forming yard.
Entrance faces SE. Slate roof does not follow line of end gables; rectangular stone chimney to R, and also set back to L. Central gabled porch which has upper 3-light square-headed window in gothic-arched recess; Gothic entrance doorway. Each floor has three-light window to each side of porch. SW (L) return has 2 gables and large rectangular chimney towards rear; Gothic arches to each gable, that to L has 1853, and sundial, to R 2-light window. Ground floor has single-storey lean-to in stone with banded slate roof, doorway and windows. To rear, gabled dormer, and long one-an-a-half storey rendered service wing with 3 gabled dormers, and round tower in exposed stone.
Reason for designation
Included in group value with other listed buildings on former Singleton estate.
Nearby in the register
- Fountain in Botanical Gardens, Singleton ParkGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Swiss Cottage in Singleton ParkGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- North Lodge of Singleton ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.