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Former Preswylfa Childrens Home

A Grade II Listed Building in Bridgend, Bridgend

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4976 / 51°29'51"N

Longitude: -3.5842 / 3°35'3"W

OS Eastings: 290124

OS Northings: 178813

OS Grid: SS901788

Mapcode National: GBR HD.JTBY

Mapcode Global: VH5HJ.TMJB

Plus Code: 9C3RFCX8+28

Entry Name: Former Preswylfa Childrens Home

Listing Date: 26 February 1987

Last Amended: 26 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11348

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300011348

Location: Near the northern corner of a planned square near the entrance.

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 bull-nosed rubble 3-window front with outer 1st floor windows rising through overhanging eaves with dormer type roofs. Tall hipped tiled roof with ridge cresting and finials, brick capped rubble chimney stacks. Plinth and freestone window dressings. Central 2-storey and attic bay advanced and gable ended; flanking cross roofs, gabled to right, hipped to left. Mainly paired sash windows. Lean-to porch to return angle of central bay. Half hipped right end, cross gable to left end; similar detail at rear with low central extension.

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

Reasons for Listing

Group Value.

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