Listed buildings in Penarth


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.

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Grade I and II* listed buildings

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:
NamePhotographGradeDateLocationDescription
Albert Road Infants School, Albert Road
1876Penarth Head
Later enlarged in the early 1900s by local architect J. Coates Carter.
Baron's Court or Cogan Pill House1500Cogan
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. It is the only medieval hall building in South Wales to still be open from floor to roof. Now a pub and restaurant.
Cenotaph, Alexandra Park1924Penarth
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.
Coastguard Cottage, Marine Parade1840Penarth
Built c. 1840 by The Admiralty as accommodation for the local coastguard. It is well preserved with an original Georgian staircase and large cellars. The house is located high above the seafront with a view over the sea. It adjoins a row of terraced houses which were also built as coastguard accommodation and are similarly Grade II listed.
Custom House, Docks Road1865Penarth Marina
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.
Footbridge at Cogan railway station1888Cogan
Late 19th century cast iron footbridge over a section of the railway to Barry which opened in December 1888. The bridge has Corinthian columns, ball finials to the balustrade and pierced quatrefoils in the stair risers.
Headlands School, Paget Place1868Penarth Head
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.
Marine Buildings, Docks Road1865Penarth Marina
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. 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.
Penarth Pier and Pavilion, The Esplanade1895 / 1929Penarth
Originally completed in 1895 but substantially altered since. The current Pavilion building was completed in 1929. Restoration efforts took place in 1994-98 and again in the 2010s. The Pavilion was re-roofed and refurbished to include a cinema, exhibition space and cafe, reopening in December 2013.
Penarth Public Library, Stanwell Road1906Penarth
Designed by the architect of the Windsor estate, H. Snell, and paid for by a Carnegie Foundation grant.
St Joseph's Church, Grove Terrace1915Penarth
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.
Trinity Methodist Church, Stanwell Road1901Penarth
In a Perpendicular style, by Cardiff architect Harry Budgen.
Turner House Gallery, Plymouth Road1888Penarth
Designed by Cardiff architect Edwin Seward to display a collection of J. M. W. Turner paintings.
Windsor Arcade Building, Windsor Terrace1898Penarth
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".
Yacht Club House, Esplanade1884-95Penarth
North section built c. 1884 and south section added in 1895. Built as a clubhouse for Penarth Boat Club.