Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Remains of Black Friars, Bute Park
Castle, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 12 February 1952
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48317, -3.18541
- Cadw reference
- 13663
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
About 200m W of NW angle of Cardiff Castle.
History
Begun 1242 by the Dominican Friars; mouldings from site suggest early C14 date for church. Buildings of Friary confiscated in 1538 and after this a continuous process of ruination. Site excavated by Kempson & Fowler for 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1887 and later the plan of Church and domestic buildings marked out by low brick walls and paths. The C19 tiled pavement (based on medieval tiles from site) by Godwin of Lugwardine is now largely missing.
Exterior
Plan of Church and domestic buildings marked out by low brick walls and paths. Remains of C19 tiled pavement. Church, to S, had 4-bay nave and narrow chancel. Cloister to N with refectory and infirmary beyond. C19 graveslab commemorating John de Ecclescliffe in area of church.
Reason for designation
As example of C19 display of Medieval remains.
Scheduled Ancient Monument. Cadw Ref No 5/0940/GM173(CDF).
Nearby in the register
- Dominican FriaryFriaryunder 1 mi
- West Lodge to Cardiff Castle, including attached Walls & GatewayDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cardiff BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Stables to Cardiff Castle in Bute ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.