Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Music Department at Atlantic College
St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Donats Castle, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 10 September 1982.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- St Donats Castle
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- St. Donats
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.40228, -3.53221
- Cadw reference
- 13321
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the left hand side of the Entrance Court at St Donats Castle.
History
Late C18 to early C19, possibly earlier, one of the remaining outbuildings to the former Home Farm, but repaired, probably in the early C20 and converted for use as the College Music Department in 1973-7 by Alex. Gordon and Partners.
Exterior
Local lias limestone rubble walls with dressed openings, Welsh slate roof with wavy red tile ridge and small stone stack to south-west of centre. One storey and attic. The front elevation has three wide semi-circular arches with stone voussoirs inset with modern glazing; small chamfered window just below eaves. North-east gable with blocked square opening and, below, a small glazed semi-circular opening. In north-west elevation (to Castle forecourt), from north end, a C19 or later 2-light window with dripstone, a small ventilator slit, a cross-loop ventilator and a three-light modern window. In both front and rear elevations there are five late C20 hipped roofed 2-light dormers.
Interior
The coach houses have been converted into plain rehearsal rooms etc., interior otherwise not seen.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest and group value as a part of St. Donat's Castle and its associated gardens.
Nearby in the register
- Staff House in north-east corner of the Entrance Forecourt at St Donats CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Forecourt Stables at St Donats CastleEducationunder 1 mi
- Art Department of Atlantic CollegeEducationunder 1 mi
- St Donats Arts CentreEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.