Patti Pavilion is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 August 1993. Pavilion.

Patti Pavilion

WRENN ID
woven-merlon-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Swansea West MP: Torsten Bell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 August 1993
Type
Pavilion
Address
Patti Pavilion, Uplands, SA1 4PQ
OS grid reference
SS 641 922
Coordinates
51.61246, -3.96363
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Patti Pavilion is a rectangular pavilion framed in cast iron and partly fronted with glass, featuring a pointed-arch, boat-shaped roof made of corrugated iron. It has lean-to aisles supported by snecked rubble bases. The seaward side includes vertical glazing bars and square-shaped windows, which now have aluminium framing, while the north side is metal-plated. At the east end, the corners are splayed, showcasing the iron frame with trefoil-decorated spandrels and one fluted column with an octagonal base.

There are single-storey, flat-roofed blocks added to both ends in 1920 when the building was relocated. These additions feature a lattice-pierced parapet, a dentilled cornice, channelled pilasters, and round-arched openings, some of which are blind or blocked, along with small-pane lunette windows. The west front has stepped classical wreaths on the parapet, with a modern, corrugated-clad extension in front. A chimney stack on the north-west corner is adorned with scrolled ornamentation.

The 5-bay east front has a classical centerpiece inscribed "Patti Pavilion 1920," complete with a semicircular pediment and pilasters. Modern glazing flanks a deeply recessed entrance that has panelled doors. Additional entrances are located near the western end on both sides, with a bracketed hood on the south side. At the time of inspection in June 1993, scaffolding was present on the high roof.

Inside, the cast-iron roof is concealed above a modern ceiling but retains panelled piers that support a pointed-arched arcade with quatrefoil-decorated spandrels. There is a cantilevered gallery at the east end and a panelled foyer featuring a lugged architrave leading to a small-pane glazed ticket office.

Local climate

Patti Pavilion sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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