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Former Preswylfa Childrens Home

A Grade II Listed Building in Bridgend, Bridgend

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4969 / 51°29'48"N

Longitude: -3.5843 / 3°35'3"W

OS Eastings: 290121

OS Northings: 178745

OS Grid: SS901787

Mapcode National: GBR HD.JTC5

Mapcode Global: VH5HJ.TMHT

Plus Code: 9C3RFCW8+Q7

Entry Name: Former Preswylfa Childrens Home

Listing Date: 26 February 1987

Last Amended: 26 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11344

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300011344

Location: On the SW side of a planned square.

County: Bridgend

Community: Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)

Community: Bridgend

Built-Up Area: Bridgend

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

Built 1880, part of the Bridgend and Cowbridge union. Arts and Crafts.

Exterior

Single-unit asymmetrical 2-storey 2-window bull-nosed rubble front with plinth and freestone window dressings. Steep tiled roof swept low to centre with overhanging eaves, ridge cresting and finials, rubble chimney stacks. Advanced to right with half hipped cross roof; 1st floor window to left rises through eaves with gabled dormer roof; blocked up paired windows. Half-hipped left end with outside stairs, gabled upper window to right side. Rear elevation similar to the front. Modern school building to the right is not of special interest.

In poor condition at time of inspection (April 1986).

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

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