2 Grove Cottages, Margam, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5627 / 51°33'45"N

Longitude: -3.7348 / 3°44'5"W

OS Eastings: 279846

OS Northings: 186300

OS Grid: SS798863

Mapcode National: GBR H5.DR9V

Mapcode Global: VH5H2.6ZXC

Plus Code: 9C3RH778+33

Entry Name: 2 Grove Cottages

Listing Date: 24 February 1975

Last Amended: 25 April 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 14167

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300014167

Location: Located on the E side of the lane which leads to St Mary's Abbey Church. The W gable end of the building faces the road.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Town: Port Talbot

Community: Margam

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

A range in the position of the cottages is marked 'Smiths Shops' in a survey of 1814. The cottages were remodelled or rebuilt in the mid C19 to accommodate gardeners working on the Margam estate. No 2, the larger cottage was for a married gardener and no 3 for an unmarried gardener. Areas of early fabric suggest C17-18 origins, while some of the dressings may have been reused from the former Margam House. The rear wing to no 3 is later and is not shown on the Ordnance Survey of 1876. The cottages were modernised by West Glamorgan County Council in the early 1990s.

Exterior

Doorway is R of centre and symmetrically placed between flanking windows. Flat-headed Tudor doorway with chamfered limestone dressings. Heavy planked door with hinge down centre and iron strapwork. Small single-storey wing against E gable end with single light to front (originally for hanging bacon). Two gabled half-dormers to rear containing late C20 windows under flat stone lintels. Single-light windows below and further light offset between.

Interior

Straight stair opposite entrance, with rooms to L and R. The principal room to the L has a stone fireplace, possibly C17, with recess for a bakeoven. The lintel no longer survives. The smaller room to the E has a renewed cast iron fireplace. A door to the rear leads to a galley kitchen. The roof structure is C19.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well preserved pair of C19 estate cottages with earlier features. Group value with other nearby structures on the Margam estate.

External Links

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II 3 Grove Cottages
Located on the E side of the lane which leads to St Mary's Abbey Church. The W gable end of the building faces the road.
II Former Changing Room
Located in front of the Citrus House and facing the ornamental pool which is to the SE.
II Citrus House
The citrus house is prominently located in Margam Park to the NW of the orangery. It faces S towards the ornamental pool.
II Ornamental Pool
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.
II Retaining Wall adjoining Citrus House
The wall runs E and links the Citrus House with the almshouses and Ivy Cottage.
II Cwm Cottage
On a track which runs R (close to A48 junction) off the lane to the abbey church. The track was formerly a road running along the S side of Margam Park, but is now a cul-de-sac.
II Middle Lodge
Located on the N side of the road which leads to St Mary's Abbey Church. A further lane runs to the rear up towards Cwm Bach. In a slightly raised position with a retaining wall to the front.
II Kitchen Garden Walls including Vinery Glasshouse
The kitchen garden wall forms the N boundary of the gardens and flanks the lane leading to the abbey. A wall at right angles runs S to the Vinery Glasshouse.

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2 Grove Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Margam, Neath Port Talbot