Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
3 Tower Hill Avenue
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 19 November 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Penarth
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.43283, -3.17121
- Cadw reference
- 13373
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set in the slope at the lower end of this lane that links Marine Parade and Plymouth Road; set well back behind front gardens. Coastguard Cottage is entered from the later Marine Parade.
History
Built ca 1840 by The Admiralty for the Coastguard staff; the larger Coastguard Cottage was for the Chief Coastguard Officer.
Exterior
Late Georgian, 2-storey houses built of snecked local rubble with freestone quoins, gable parapets with kneelers and window dressings. Slate roof and yellow brick chimney stacks with red brick cornice bands.
Nos 1 to 5 have 2-window fronts and all except No 2 (which has modern windows) retain 16-pane sash glazing; deep stone lintels. Modern half-glazed doors on the S elevation, which originally formed the rear of the terrace before Tower Hill Avenue existed; No 1 has no door on the S side, the entrance being still on the N side (now rear). Other houses in the terrace retain these as back doors; similar small-pane sashes to this side and modern windows to No 2; some have only 1-window to 1st floor, one horned sash has been inserted to No 1 with cemented surround. Some old downpipes are retained with embossed anchors.
The larger Coastguard Cottage at the E end has 2+1-window elevation to Tower Hill Avenue with taller 16-pane sash windows rising up to eaves level. The 2-window gable end facing Marine Parade has similar windows and offset flat roof porch with round arched entrance and modern door; 1-bay beyond with similar ground floor window. N of the gable parapet, which marks the former end of the building, is a 3-bay extension (1959) of similar height with hipped roof.
Interior
The interior of Coastguard Cottage has moulded cornices, Late Georgian staircase and some arched recesses; large cellars.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved mid C19 terrace which has added importance for its special interest as an example of housing for Coastguards.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Tower Hill AvenueDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Tower Hill AvenueDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Tower Hill AvenueDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Tower Hill AvenueDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.