Gwyn Hall, Neath, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6628 / 51°39'45"N

Longitude: -3.8041 / 3°48'14"W

OS Eastings: 275316

OS Northings: 197539

OS Grid: SS753975

Mapcode National: GBR H2.6KVP

Mapcode Global: VH5GN.0GSP

Plus Code: 9C3RM57W+49

Entry Name: Gwyn Hall

Listing Date: 5 January 1989

Last Amended: 5 January 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11829

Building Class: Recreational

ID on this website: 300011829

Location: Prominent building set back from the road midway along the street.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Community: Neath (Castell-nedd)

Community: Neath

Built-Up Area: Neath

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Theatre

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History

1887-1889 by John Norton of London costing £6,000 on a site donated by Howel Gwyn.

Exterior

Gothic, 2 storey, 7 bay structure. Snecked masonry, ashlar dressings. Steeply pitched slate roof. Raking shouldered gable parapets. Ashlar grouped flue stalks to end chimneys. Plain eaves band. Advanced stair turrets to outer bays. Left hand turret rises to eaves with tall pyramidic roof. Stressed ashlar quoins. Three stepped lancets under continuous hoodmoulds to top storey, moulded first floor band. Similar lancets without hoodmoulds to ground floor. Right hand turret gabled with apex at eaves of main building. Gable parapet on kneelers. Three lancets under continuous hoodmould, sill band. Three stepped lancets to ground floor. Pointed doorways to inner flanks.

Interior

Depressed arched decorated windows to first floor of 5 centre bays. Transomed, cusped lights. Gabled stepped buttresses. (Unsympathetic modern gallery obscures 3 windows on right).

Arcade to ground floor. Formerly with glazed lean-to roof. Miniature arcading to parapet. Five pointed arches on squat cast iron fluted Corinthian columns.

Pierced trefoils to spandrels. Three stilted arched windows to ground floor, behind arcade. Mullioned and transomed, 2 unsympathetically converted to doorways.

Outer bays behind arcade have pointed arched doorways, blind tympani, panelled doors.

Blocked, tall 5 transomed light window to left end elevation. Sympathetic modern additions to rear elevation.

Reasons for Listing

Included for townscape value.

External Links

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Gwyn Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Neath, Neath Port Talbot