Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Boot House at Grammar School
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 18 April 1973
- Locality
- Cowbridge
- Community
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.46110, -3.45039
- Cadw reference
- 13184
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Built against the Town Wall or on line of the Town Wall, adjoining the South Gate which is to W.
History
Said to have originated about 1730.
Exterior
Two storey outbuilding with walls of stone rubble, colourwashed. Slate gabled roof. Doors and windows covered at time of inspection. On first floor of elevation to yard, (N) three small two-light casements with small panes and a sash window at right hand end. On ground floor, from left hand, two doors, small window; doorway with old double wood doors; door; two-light casement window with small panes.
Interior
On ground floor, from left hand, two doors, second door leading into room with fireplace and old copper boiler; small window; doorway with old double wood doors; door; two-light casement window with small panes. Floor of stone cobbles to ground floor chambers. Floor of stone cobbles to ground floor chambers.
Reason for designation
C18 building on important site with group value with Grammar School, South Gate and Town Walls.
Nearby in the register
- South Gate (Porth y Felin)Domesticunder 1 mi
- South GateGatehouseunder 1 mi
- Cowbridge Grammar SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Rose Cottage, including forecourt garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.