Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St James Church Hall
Uplands, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Uplands, Swansea, designated on 25 July 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Community
- Uplands
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61913, -3.96073
- Cadw reference
- 14638
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)
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
In churchyard formed by St James Crescent and Walter Road, to N of church. Aligned E-W, parallel to church.
History
1904. Built in memory of Rev Edward B Squire, vicar of Swansea 1846-1876; foundation stone laid 18 October 1904.
Exterior
Brown snecked stone, bathstone banding and dressings, slate roof. S elevation of 7 windows, articulated by buttresses; two 1-light windows to W, plus five 2-light windows. E end has gabled porch with diagonal buttresses, 3-centred doorway, timbered in gable apex; to each side of porch, window with square head and cusped tracery; above porch, 4-light window in same style. To N, windows as S, porch similar to E porch, 2 small attached gabled wings. Two windows to W end.
Interior
Main hall with open wooden roof; smaller hall and service rooms to W.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with St James’ Church.
Nearby in the register
- St James ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Walls and Railings to St James's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 10 St James CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 St James CrescentCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.