There are many listed buildings in Penarth, a seaside town in the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

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Penarth Penarth ( , ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a Seaside resort#Brit ...

was popular with holidaymakers from far afield, but also a popular place to live for the wealthy business owners of Penarth and nearby

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. The town has a wealth of

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and

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. A

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

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.

Key

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

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, a

pillar box A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and its associated the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, and, less commonly, in many members of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Cypru ...

and five

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es. These include:

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Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
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website listings

Key

Grade I and II* listed buildings

Grade II listed buildings

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