Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stable Block to Fairwater Conservative Club (Ely Rise)
Canton, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Canton, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Canton
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Canton
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48830, -3.22500
- Cadw reference
- 13679
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the north side of Fairwater Conservative Club (Ely Rise).
History
Probably contemporary with Fairwater Conservative Club (Ely Rise) and situated to the north-east of it. It was in poor condition when listed (May 1975) but it has been converted to domestic use in the late 1990s and is now considerably altered in appearance. Mid to late C19, probably 1860-80. Said to have been built for Robertson-David, a successful Cardiff timber merchant; the family certainly owned it for many years. Possibly designed by John Prichard, the Diocesan architect. It became part of the Conservative Club in 1941 when it was bought and presented by R C Evans, a committee member who was a large local builder.
Exterior
Rectangular building constructed of roughly coursed, rock-faced, dark grey/brown sandstone with Bath stone dressings; Welsh slate gabled roof. Gable ends each with two trefoil headed lancets with 4-light pierced panelling above; carved stone bird finials. Long sides face south-west and north-east.
South-east elevation with gabled bay with bargeboard in centre; the gable features are new. At south end, stone stair rises up to door with gabled head. Some of the ground floor windows and doors are in original stable openings but the joinery is new, the upper floor window and all three dormers are new.
North-east elevation originally blind with the roof descending lower and stone eaves corbels. Now with a lean-to masking the right hand half with windows and door and window to left, two gabled dormers above and central 2-flued stack, only the stack is original.
Interior
Interior not available at resurvey but it has been completely changed through conversion to domestic use.
Reason for designation
Included for its group value with the contemporary Fairwater Conservative Club (Ely Rise).
Nearby in the register
- Fairwater Conservative Club (Ely Rise)Institutionalunder 1 mi
- Llandaff Sub-Control CentreNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Terrace Wall in Garden to south of Insole CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Flight of Steps and Retaining Wall of East (Bowling Green) Terrace at Insole CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.