Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ornamental Pool
Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
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
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
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
- Former Changing RoomGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Citrus HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Retaining Wall adjoining Citrus HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Ivy Cottage including Facade of Former Banqueting HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.