There are many listed buildings in Penarth, a seaside town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Penarth was popular with holidaymakers from far afield, but also a popular place to live for the wealthy business owners of Penarth and nearby Cardiff. The town has a wealth of Victorian and Edwardian architecture.
A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, and has restrictions on amendments or demolition. Buildings are listed as either Grade I, II* and II buildings lists, with the Grade I being the most important.[1]
Designed by architect William Butterfield and built between 1865 and 1866, replacing a ruined medieval church which was no longer large enough for the growing parish.[3]
12th-century church extended in the early 1500s and restored in 1888-1894 by architect William Frame.[4]
Grade II listed buildings
According to the British Listed Buildings website there are 44 buildings in Penarth listed as Grade II, in addition to a bridge, a cenotaph, a pillar box and five telephone boxes. These include:
Late 15th or early 16th-century hall house, originally known as Cogan Pill, with later 19th-century additions. Owned by the Herbert family of St Fagans Castle for many generations.[6] It is the only medieval hall building in South Wales to still be open from floor to roof.[7] Now a pub and restaurant.
Designed by Sir W. Goscombe John and completed in 1924, the Cenotaph is located at the high point of Alexandra Park. It is made from white granite and has a bronze statue of Winged Victory on the east face. Commemorates those who died in the two world wars.[8]
Built c. 1840 by The Admiralty as accommodation for the local coastguard. It is well preserved with an original Georgian staircase and large cellars.[9] The house is located high above the seafront with a view over the sea. It adjoins a row of terraced houses (1–5 Tower Hill Avenue) which were also built as coastguard accommodation and are similarly Grade II listed.[10]
Located west of Marine Buildings at the entrance to the old Penarth Dock, a Renaissance style building completed c. 1865 probably designed by the dock designer Samuel Dobson.[11]
Building on Beach Road, designed and built by H C Harris and H Snell, 1883-85. Inside it included a small pool and a large pool. A Supervisor's house is behind the building on the south west corner. The building was subsequently converted to a pub and restaurant in 1991.[13]
Originally the Penarth Hotel, built by Taff Vale Railway Company. Purchased after the First World War, becoming a nautical training school known as the J A Gibbs Home; later renamed The Headlands School. Four storey building in grey stone.[14]
Next door to the Customs House at the entrance to Penarth Docks, built in a French Renaissance style c. 1865 probably designed by the dock designer Samuel Dobson.[15] The building was used as a hotel and later offices until the early 1980s. There were plans in the 2010s to convert the derelict building into a hotel.[16]
Originally completed in 1895 but substantially altered since. The current Pavilion building was completed in 1929.[17] Restoration efforts took place in 1994-98 and again in the 2010s.[18] The Pavilion was re-roofed and refurbished to include a cinema, exhibition space and cafe, reopening in December 2013.[19]
The main body of the church was completed by 1915, though the church was not fully built until after World War I. Designed by London architect, F. A. Walters, in an Italian Romanesque style.[22]
Adjoining the Grade II listed Lloyds Bank in the town centre, the neo-Classical building was designed by Edward Webb and dates to 1898. The shopping arcade is described as "Penarth's most significant C19 commercial building".[25]
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