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Veranda House in Singleton Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Sketty, Swansea

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6154 / 51°36'55"N

Longitude: -3.9806 / 3°58'50"W

OS Eastings: 262963

OS Northings: 192583

OS Grid: SS629925

Mapcode National: GBR WL5.ZR

Mapcode Global: VH4K8.YNGJ

Plus Code: 9C3RJ289+4P

Entry Name: Veranda House in Singleton Park

Listing Date: 15 November 1993

Last Amended: 15 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11751

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300011751

Location: On rising ground approximately 150m S of north lodge of Singleton Park; part of Swansea City Botanical Gardens.

County: Swansea

Community: Sketty (Sgeti)

Community: Sketty

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

Dated 1852. Former gardener’s house and service buildings to Singleton Estate. On site of earlier house purchased by Vivians circa 1850. Perhaps by Henry Woodyer, architect, who did other work on estate at this period.

Exterior

Brown stone (service range rendered) slate roofs. Two storey house with lower NE and NW service wings forming yard.
Entrance faces SE. Slate roof does not follow line of end gables; rectangular stone chimney to R, and also set back to L. Central gabled porch which has upper 3-light square-headed window in gothic-arched recess; Gothic entrance doorway. Each floor has three-light window to each side of porch. SW (L) return has 2 gables and large rectangular chimney towards rear; Gothic arches to each gable, that to L has 1853, and sundial, to R 2-light window. Ground floor has single-storey lean-to in stone with banded slate roof, doorway and windows. To rear, gabled dormer, and long one-an-a-half storey rendered service wing with 3 gabled dormers, and round tower in exposed stone.

Reasons for Listing

Included in group value with other listed buildings on former Singleton estate.

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