Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lamp to Centre of Entrance Forecourt at Singleton Abbey
Sketty, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 25 February 1993
- Community
- Sketty
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61066, -3.97615
- Cadw reference
- 11759
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
Singleton Abbey is set within parkland now occupied by the University. This lamp is in front of the main entrance.
History
Singleton Abbey was the result of a complete Tudor remodelling and enlargement mostly between 1823 and 1837. It was carried out to the designs of the London architect P F Robinson (1776-1858) for John Henry Vivian; the Vivian family owned the Hafod Works and dominated the Swansea copper industry throughout C19.
The lamp was part of Robinson’s scheme and is shown in his drawings of 1837, although it was not executed with the lavish ornamentation shown in his design.
Exterior
The design was strongly Gothic but as executed it is more soberly Tudor. Tall, octagonal, stone pillar set on a stepped granite base and ornamented by colonnettes together with a swept and crenellated cap carrying a small cast-iron lamp standard; modern light.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Singleton Abbey together with its listed forecourt and terrace walls.
Nearby in the register
- Forecourt Walls & AttachedTerrace Walls to E & S sides of Singleton AbbeyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Singleton AbbeyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Library (original block)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Brynmill Lodge at Singleton ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.