Brynmill Lodge at Singleton Park, Sketty, Swansea

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.61 / 51°36'36"N

Longitude: -3.9733 / 3°58'24"W

OS Eastings: 263453

OS Northings: 191977

OS Grid: SS634919

Mapcode National: GBR WMB.HM

Mapcode Global: VH4K9.2STM

Plus Code: 9C3RJ26G+2M

Entry Name: Brynmill Lodge at Singleton Park

Listing Date: 24 August 1989

Last Amended: 15 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11746

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300011746

Location: Facing SE near junction with Mumbles Road; at SE corner of Singleton Park.

County: Swansea

Community: Sketty (Sgeti)

Community: Sketty

Built-Up Area: Swansea

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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History

Mid C19 Lodge. By Henry Woodyer, architect, of London. Early Gothic style showing influence of Wm Butterfield, Woodyer’s teacher.

Exterior

Large 3-storey lodge to R of arched gateway: screen wall stepped down to L; lower ranges to rear.
Snecked rubble with pale freestone dressings including window surrounds and gable parapets; tiled roofs and stone chimney stacks; diamond leaded windows. The 3-storey corner block has gable s to each side with broken finials. Twinned cusped lancets to first and second floors of main elevation; pointed arch to first floor. Two windows to ground floor; inventive porters window stepped up to L - a projecting oriel with curved ovolo moulded brackets beneath, and conical spire above with Gothic lucarnes.
Two-order pointed arched gateway to L; stileted label with regal head stops; modern gates. Pitched parapet has gables over blind shields.
The NE side of the corner block has full-height chimney breast. Single-storey plus attic range beyond; 3 cusped lancets grouped under a gable with non-structural buttresses below containing narrow windows to each side. Screen wall stepped down beyond to meet main park boundary wall. The SW side of the lodge has stepped narrow lancets, pointed arch doorway opening onto the gateway wall walk and two cross frame windows to ground floor (one with pointed arch head) beside main entrance. Single storey range runs back to NW, later extended with monopitch roof.

Reasons for Listing

Group Value with Singleton Abbey.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Forecourt Walls & AttachedTerrace Walls to E & S sides of Singleton Abbey
Singleton Abbey is set within parkland now occupied by University.
II Lamp to Centre of Entrance Forecourt at Singleton Abbey
Singleton Abbey is set within parkland now occupied by the University. This lamp is in front of the main entrance.
II Singleton Abbey
Reached off the main road to The Mumbles; set towards the present NE end of Singleton Park amongst modern University buildings. Terrace to S.
II Library (original block)
On the SE side of the mall which runs between Fulton House and Singleton Abbey, immediately SW of, and below the Abbey. Joined at the SW to the later 1960s library tower.
II Cenotaph including surrounding walls
On elevated site overlooking Swansea Bay on Esplanade, opposite recreation ground.
II Memorial to S African War
On Esplanade opposite SW corner of St Helen’s cricket and rugby ground
II Fulton House
On rising ground opposite main entrance of university campus; facing Fulton Lawn
II Swansea Jack Memorial
On Esplanade opposite SW corner of St Helen’s cricket and rugby ground.

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Brynmill Lodge at Singleton Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Sketty, Swansea