Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
East Boundary Wall and Gatepiers of Howells School
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49086, -3.21195
- Cadw reference
- 13658
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
Running along the street frontage of Howells School on the west side of Cardiff Raod.
History
Probably c1860, contemporary with the main school buildings, and designed by Herbert Williams.
Exterior
Gothic style piers of ashlar with gabled coping flank the entrance to the school grounds. To north and south of the piers, low walls of stone forming curved wings; ashlar coping with small gablets inserted in it. Gothic style piers at ends of wings similar to those flanking the entrance to school grounds. The wall then continues north for c100m in uncoursed rock faced blue lias with stepped Forest of Dean coping.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with Howells School.
Nearby in the register
- Lodge at entrance to Howells SchoolDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn Taff, 67 Cardiff RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- Howells School, Original Building with Big HallEducationunder 1 mi
- 1 Llandaff PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.