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Latitude: 51.6196 / 51°37'10"N
Longitude: -3.9401 / 3°56'24"W
OS Eastings: 265786
OS Northings: 192976
OS Grid: SS657929
Mapcode National: GBR WSH.YW
Mapcode Global: VH4K9.NKD9
Plus Code: 9C3RJ395+RX
Entry Name: Old Post Office Building (Now Post Office Sorting Office)
Listing Date: 30 March 1987
Last Amended: 30 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 11660
Building Class: Communications
ID on this website: 300011660
County: Swansea
Community: Castle (Castell)
Community: Castle
Locality: Swansea
Built-Up Area: Swansea
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Post office
1898-1901. Designed by "a government architect"; David Jenkins & Sons, contractors; enlargements to building 1916 and 1924.
Jacobethan style, detailing much simplified to Wind Street. Symmetrical 3 storey attic and basement ashlar front (heavily cemented), twin advanced gabled bays flank narrow entrance bay with porch. High slated roof with 2-stage openwork classical cupola and weathervane. Steep, partly shaped gables with pedimented tops, ball-finials over attached granite columns to attic windows. Moulded cornice and parapets, clasping pilaster treatment to angles, faceted strips to 1st and 2nd floors, moulded cill and cornice bands.
1 and 2-light mullioned windows (grouped 1-3-1-3-1), small oculus ground floor left. Enriched 4-bay ground floor right with arched windows, swags, winged heads and mythological spandrel figures. Porch with Royal Arms to aedicule set in pediment, doorpiece with granite columns and surround (much simplified capitals and entablature), double panelled doors. Good area railings.
Massive side elevation to lane with advanced gabled centre topped by pilastered chimney, detailing as before. Ground floor cartouches with "VR". Left hand stair tower with ovoid upper lights. Long 3 storey and basement pilastered extension in yellow brick runs through to gable end facing Strand.
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