Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
66 Walter Road
Uplands, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Community
- Uplands
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61857, -3.95954
- Cadw reference
- 14624
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
Opposite St James’ churchyard attached (to L) to No 65 Walter Road.
History
Circa 1865 pair of semi-detached houses.
Exterior
Three storeys plus attic behind low parapet; stucco, banded to ground floor, tiled roof, gabled dormers, horned sash glazing (but L house has top floor L casement window). Some details of No 67 obscured in conversion to restaurant.
Four bays with central 2 bays slightly advanced articulated by pilasters which run up as acroteria, each bay with, on second floor, paired square-headed windows in architrave; on first floor Venetian window; on ground floor, splayed bay window. End bays have second floor window with architrave; first floor window with architrave and pierced balcony; ground floor has entrance doorway with moulded surround and cornice, door with rectangular overlight.
Reason for designation
Part of relatively unspoilt terrace opposite main open space in Walter Road.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 65 Walter RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 67 Walter RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 64 Walter RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 63 Walter RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.