Ornamental Pool

Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Margam Park, Port Talbot, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 25 April 2000.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Ornamental Pool, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Date of designation: 25 April 2000
Locality: Margam Park
Town: Port Talbot
Community: Margam
Unitary authority: Neath Port Talbot
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.56208, -3.73266
Cadw reference: 23272

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)

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Cadw's description

Location

In a prominent location in Margam Park, diagonally below the Orangery to the E and the citrus house to the N. Surrounded by lawn and tulip trees.

History

Marked as a fountain on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey of 1876. The ornamental fountain was composed of 3 entwined dolphins and is shown in a photograph of 1905. At some point, it was used as a swimming pool, with a changing room to the N.

Exterior

Oval shaped water-filled pool, with wide moulded coping with gently curved profile. Small rectangular paved areas to E and W of pool, that to E with a socket.

Reason for designation

Listed as a garden feature with architectural stonework in a very prominent location. Group value with changing room and other features in the park.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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